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Page 16
... never made any effort of invention : his greater pieces are only tis- sues of common thoughts ; and his smaller , which consist of light images or single conceits , are not always his own . I have traced him among the French ...
... never made any effort of invention : his greater pieces are only tis- sues of common thoughts ; and his smaller , which consist of light images or single conceits , are not always his own . I have traced him among the French ...
Page 17
... never sacrifices accuracy to haste , nor indulges himself in contemptuous negligence , or impatient idleness : he has no careless lines , or entangled sentiments : his words are nicely selected , and his thoughts fully expanded . If ...
... never sacrifices accuracy to haste , nor indulges himself in contemptuous negligence , or impatient idleness : he has no careless lines , or entangled sentiments : his words are nicely selected , and his thoughts fully expanded . If ...
Page 32
... never kissed the governor's hands : mine is therefore not so much as a permission - poem , but a downright interloper . Those gentlemen who carry on their poetical trade in a joint stock would certainly do what they could to sink and ...
... never kissed the governor's hands : mine is therefore not so much as a permission - poem , but a downright interloper . Those gentlemen who carry on their poetical trade in a joint stock would certainly do what they could to sink and ...
Page 34
... never mentioned , and was never seen by me till I borrowed it for the present occasion . Jacob says , " it is corrected and She revised for another impression ; " but the labour of 34 BLACKMORE .
... never mentioned , and was never seen by me till I borrowed it for the present occasion . Jacob says , " it is corrected and She revised for another impression ; " but the labour of 34 BLACKMORE .
Page 35
... may perhaps be added ; but of a large work the general character must always remain ; the original constitution can be very little helped by local remedies ; inherent and radical dulness will never be much 3 * BLACKMORE . 35.
... may perhaps be added ; but of a large work the general character must always remain ; the original constitution can be very little helped by local remedies ; inherent and radical dulness will never be much 3 * BLACKMORE . 35.
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