Lives of the English Poets: With an Introduction by Arthur Waugh, Volume 1 |
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Page 104
... and the opportunities now given of attracting notice by advertisements were then very few ; the means of proclaiming the publication of new books have been produced by that general literature which now pervades the nation through ...
... and the opportunities now given of attracting notice by advertisements were then very few ; the means of proclaiming the publication of new books have been produced by that general literature which now pervades the nation through ...
Page 352
... by a delightful representation of human life in great persons , by way of dialogue . If this be true , then not only pity and terror are to be moved , as the only means to bring us to virtue , but generally love to virtue ...
... by a delightful representation of human life in great persons , by way of dialogue . If this be true , then not only pity and terror are to be moved , as the only means to bring us to virtue , but generally love to virtue ...
Page 432
Not long afterwards an attempt was made to revive the Spectator , at a time indeed by no means favourable to literature , when the succession of a new family to the throne filled the nation with anxiety , discord , and confusion ...
Not long afterwards an attempt was made to revive the Spectator , at a time indeed by no means favourable to literature , when the succession of a new family to the throne filled the nation with anxiety , discord , and confusion ...
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