Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1964 - Poets, English |
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... Genius . The true Genius is a mind of large general powers , accidentally determined to some particular direction . Sir Joshua Reynolds , the great Painter of the present age , had the first fondness for his art excited by the perusal ...
... Genius . The true Genius is a mind of large general powers , accidentally determined to some particular direction . Sir Joshua Reynolds , the great Painter of the present age , had the first fondness for his art excited by the perusal ...
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... genius of the frugal bee , I sing , Maecenas , and I sing to thee . - But where did experientia ever signify birth and genius ? or what ground was there for such a figure in this place ? How much more manly is Mr. Ogylby's version ...
... genius of the frugal bee , I sing , Maecenas , and I sing to thee . - But where did experientia ever signify birth and genius ? or what ground was there for such a figure in this place ? How much more manly is Mr. Ogylby's version ...
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... genius . The thoughts are sometimes great , and sometimes tender ; the versifica- tion is easy and gay . There is doubtless some advantage in the shortness of the lines , which there is little tempta- tion to load with expletive ...
... genius . The thoughts are sometimes great , and sometimes tender ; the versifica- tion is easy and gay . There is doubtless some advantage in the shortness of the lines , which there is little tempta- tion to load with expletive ...
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