The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2B. Tauchnitz, 1858 - 414 pages |
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Page 15
... faults : negligences or errors are single and local , but tediousness pervades the whole ; other faults are censured and forgotten , but the power of tediousness propagates itself . He that is weary the first PRIOR . 15.
... faults : negligences or errors are single and local , but tediousness pervades the whole ; other faults are censured and forgotten , but the power of tediousness propagates itself . He that is weary the first PRIOR . 15.
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... faults , but not produce excellence . Prior is never low , nor very often sublime . It is said by Longinus of Euripides , that he forces himself some- times into grandeur by violence of effort , as the lion kindles his fury by the ...
... faults , but not produce excellence . Prior is never low , nor very often sublime . It is said by Longinus of Euripides , that he forces himself some- times into grandeur by violence of effort , as the lion kindles his fury by the ...
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... faults ; a happy line , or a single elegance , may perhaps be added ; but of a large work the general character must always remain ; the original constitution can be very little helped by local remedies ; inherent and radical dulness ...
... faults ; a happy line , or a single elegance , may perhaps be added ; but of a large work the general character must always remain ; the original constitution can be very little helped by local remedies ; inherent and radical dulness ...
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... faults , and sets off their virtues , and by his candour guards them from the severity of his judgment . He is not like those dry critics who are morose because they cannot write themselves , but is himself master of a good vein in ...
... faults , and sets off their virtues , and by his candour guards them from the severity of his judgment . He is not like those dry critics who are morose because they cannot write themselves , but is himself master of a good vein in ...
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... life passed without reproach , even when his boldness of reprehension naturally turned upon him many eyes desirous to espy faults , which many tongues would have made haste to publish . But those who could not 42 BLACKMORE .
... life passed without reproach , even when his boldness of reprehension naturally turned upon him many eyes desirous to espy faults , which many tongues would have made haste to publish . But those who could not 42 BLACKMORE .
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