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... , * has very justly remarked , that " One reason why philosophers seldom succeed in poetry may be that abstract ideas are too familiar to their * Dr. Priestley . minds . They are perpetually employed in re- ducing particular STYLE . 19.
... , * has very justly remarked , that " One reason why philosophers seldom succeed in poetry may be that abstract ideas are too familiar to their * Dr. Priestley . minds . They are perpetually employed in re- ducing particular STYLE . 19.
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... remarked that the expression of tenderness is the great excellence in the fine Madonna's of the Italian school of painting . In the Scrip- ture , the finest examples of this will also be found , as for instance , Isaiah xlix . 14 , 15 ...
... remarked that the expression of tenderness is the great excellence in the fine Madonna's of the Italian school of painting . In the Scrip- ture , the finest examples of this will also be found , as for instance , Isaiah xlix . 14 , 15 ...
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... remarks may be of some use to young writers . 1st . As I before advised , endeavour to in- form yourself perfectly concerning the etymo- logy and meaning of words . 2d . Consult the best modern authors , and observe their different ...
... remarks may be of some use to young writers . 1st . As I before advised , endeavour to in- form yourself perfectly concerning the etymo- logy and meaning of words . 2d . Consult the best modern authors , and observe their different ...
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... scured to the reader , though to the writer it may appear sufficiently clear . - e . g . " You ought to contemn all the wit in the world against you . " - GUARDIAN . In this sentence , it is remarked by a modern PERSPICUITY . 69.
... scured to the reader , though to the writer it may appear sufficiently clear . - e . g . " You ought to contemn all the wit in the world against you . " - GUARDIAN . In this sentence , it is remarked by a modern PERSPICUITY . 69.
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Addressed to His Son George Gregory. In this sentence , it is remarked by a modern critic , the author does not certainly mean that all the wit in the world is actually exerted against the person he addresses ; and therefore he should ...
Addressed to His Son George Gregory. In this sentence , it is remarked by a modern critic , the author does not certainly mean that all the wit in the world is actually exerted against the person he addresses ; and therefore he should ...
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