Lives of The English Poets Volume I1961 |
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Page 115
... endeavoured nor desired to deviate . Nor does Comus afford only a specimen of his language ; it exhibits likewise his power of description and his vigour of sentiment , employed in the praise and defence of virtue . A work more truly ...
... endeavoured nor desired to deviate . Nor does Comus afford only a specimen of his language ; it exhibits likewise his power of description and his vigour of sentiment , employed in the praise and defence of virtue . A work more truly ...
Page 370
... endeavoured rather to divert than astonish ; that his thoughts seldom aspired to sublimity ; and that , if his verse was easy and his images familiar , he attained what he desired . His purpose is to be merry ; but perhaps , to enjoy ...
... endeavoured rather to divert than astonish ; that his thoughts seldom aspired to sublimity ; and that , if his verse was easy and his images familiar , he attained what he desired . His purpose is to be merry ; but perhaps , to enjoy ...
Page 389
... ficiency proportionate to the force of his mind , which was already such that he endeavoured to comprehend law , not as a series of precedents , or collection of positive precepts , but as a system of rational government ,
... ficiency proportionate to the force of his mind , which was already such that he endeavoured to comprehend law , not as a series of precedents , or collection of positive precepts , but as a system of rational government ,
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