Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1938 - English poetry |
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Page 110
... formed a tragedy , which , if the circumstances in which he wrote it be considered , will afford at once an uncommon proof of strength of genius , and evenness of mind , of a serenity not to be ruffled , and an imagination not to be sup ...
... formed a tragedy , which , if the circumstances in which he wrote it be considered , will afford at once an uncommon proof of strength of genius , and evenness of mind , of a serenity not to be ruffled , and an imagination not to be sup ...
Page 155
... formed by chance , and are conducted by the private passions of those who preside in them . He guides the unhappy fugitive from want and persecution , to plenty , quiet , and security , and seats him in scenes of peaceful solitude , and ...
... formed by chance , and are conducted by the private passions of those who preside in them . He guides the unhappy fugitive from want and persecution , to plenty , quiet , and security , and seats him in scenes of peaceful solitude , and ...
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... formed , such as , when it is once shewn , shall appear natural ; but if this order be reversed , another mode of connection equally specious may be found or made . Aristotle is praised for naming Fortitude first of the cardinal virtues ...
... formed , such as , when it is once shewn , shall appear natural ; but if this order be reversed , another mode of connection equally specious may be found or made . Aristotle is praised for naming Fortitude first of the cardinal virtues ...
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