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... true as this is of all art , it is particularly true of criticism , which can , of course , only proceed in accordance with the standards of its time , and which , of all forms of literary ex- pression , shifts its ground most rapidly ...
... true as this is of all art , it is particularly true of criticism , which can , of course , only proceed in accordance with the standards of its time , and which , of all forms of literary ex- pression , shifts its ground most rapidly ...
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... true , that Milton was the first Englishman who , after the revival of letters , wrote Latin verses with classick elegance . If any exceptions . can be made , they are very few : Haddon and Ascham , the pride of Elizabeth's reign ...
... true , that Milton was the first Englishman who , after the revival of letters , wrote Latin verses with classick elegance . If any exceptions . can be made , they are very few : Haddon and Ascham , the pride of Elizabeth's reign ...
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... true , he proposes that all wit should be re - coined before it is current , and appoints masters of assay who shall reject all that is light or debased . ' Tis true , that when the coarse and worthless 292 LIVES OF THE POETS.
... true , he proposes that all wit should be re - coined before it is current , and appoints masters of assay who shall reject all that is light or debased . ' Tis true , that when the coarse and worthless 292 LIVES OF THE POETS.
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