Lives of the English Poets: With an Introd. by Arthur Waugh, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1961 - English poetry |
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... genius from being distinguished , or his industry from being rewarded ; and if in so low a state he obtained distinction and rewards , it is not likely that they were gained but by genius and industry . It is very reasonable to ...
... genius from being distinguished , or his industry from being rewarded ; and if in so low a state he obtained distinction and rewards , it is not likely that they were gained but by genius and industry . It is very reasonable to ...
Page 159
... genius . He knew that the track of elegy had been so long beaten , that it was impossible to travel in it without treading in the foot- steps of those who had gone before him ; and that there- fore it was necessary , that he might ...
... genius . He knew that the track of elegy had been so long beaten , that it was impossible to travel in it without treading in the foot- steps of those who had gone before him ; and that there- fore it was necessary , that he might ...
Page 398
... genius , though with- out common sense ; so that his genius , having no guide , was perpetually liable to degenerate into bombast . This made him pass a foolish youth , the sport of peers and poets : but his having a very good heart ...
... genius , though with- out common sense ; so that his genius , having no guide , was perpetually liable to degenerate into bombast . This made him pass a foolish youth , the sport of peers and poets : but his having a very good heart ...
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