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... opinion , that de- fcriptive poetry is a compofition as abfurd as a feast made up of fauces : and I know many other persons that think meanly of it . I will not presume to fay it is equal , either in dignity or utility , to thofe ...
... opinion , that de- fcriptive poetry is a compofition as abfurd as a feast made up of fauces : and I know many other persons that think meanly of it . I will not presume to fay it is equal , either in dignity or utility , to thofe ...
Page 181
... opinion of Lon- ginus , and Addison , who adopted it from him , that arbitrary governments were per- nicious to the fine arts , as well as to the feiences . Modern history , however , has af- forded an example to the contrary . Paint ...
... opinion of Lon- ginus , and Addison , who adopted it from him , that arbitrary governments were per- nicious to the fine arts , as well as to the feiences . Modern history , however , has af- forded an example to the contrary . Paint ...
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... opinion , that these greater excellencies , these bolder and nobler flights , tho ' perhaps not carried on every ... opinions ; and which is here fet down , for the enter- tainment of the reader . " If we would weigh , without prejudice ...
... opinion , that these greater excellencies , these bolder and nobler flights , tho ' perhaps not carried on every ... opinions ; and which is here fet down , for the enter- tainment of the reader . " If we would weigh , without prejudice ...
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