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... genius . The following fragment , written by Edmund Smith , upon the works of Philips , has been transcribed from the Bodleian manuscripts . " A prefatory Discourse to the Poem on Mr. Philips , with a character of his writings . Ir is ...
... genius . The following fragment , written by Edmund Smith , upon the works of Philips , has been transcribed from the Bodleian manuscripts . " A prefatory Discourse to the Poem on Mr. Philips , with a character of his writings . Ir is ...
Page 239
... genius . And , indeed , most of the great works which have been produced in the world have been owing less to the poet than the patron . Men of the greatest genius are sometimes lazy , and want a spur ; often modest , and dare not ...
... genius . And , indeed , most of the great works which have been produced in the world have been owing less to the poet than the patron . Men of the greatest genius are sometimes lazy , and want a spur ; often modest , and dare not ...
Page 347
... genius for writing , the operations from the writing are much stronger : for the raising of Shakespeare's passions is more from the excellency of the words and thoughts , than the justness of the occasion ; and if he had been able to ...
... genius for writing , the operations from the writing are much stronger : for the raising of Shakespeare's passions is more from the excellency of the words and thoughts , than the justness of the occasion ; and if he had been able to ...
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