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... epitaph is wholly without elevation , and contains nothing striking or particular ; but the poet is not to be blamed for the defect of his subject . He said perhaps the best that could be said . There are , however , some defects which ...
... epitaph is wholly without elevation , and contains nothing striking or particular ; but the poet is not to be blamed for the defect of his subject . He said perhaps the best that could be said . There are , however , some defects which ...
Page 182
... epitaph is principally remarkable for the artful introduction of the name , which is inserted with a peculiar felicity , to which chance must concur with genius , which no man can hope to attain twice , and which cannot be copied but ...
... epitaph is principally remarkable for the artful introduction of the name , which is inserted with a peculiar felicity , to which chance must concur with genius , which no man can hope to attain twice , and which cannot be copied but ...
Page 183
... epitaph resembles the conversation of a foreigner , who tells part of his meaning by words , and conveys part by ... epitaphs . Let fiction , at least , cease with life , and let us be serious over the VI . On Mrs. CORBET , who died of a ...
... epitaph resembles the conversation of a foreigner , who tells part of his meaning by words , and conveys part by ... epitaphs . Let fiction , at least , cease with life , and let us be serious over the VI . On Mrs. CORBET , who died of a ...
Page 184
... epitaphs ; the subject of it is a character not discriminated by any shining or eminent peculiarities ; yet that which really makes , though not the splendour , the felicity of life , and that which every wise man will choose for his ...
... epitaphs ; the subject of it is a character not discriminated by any shining or eminent peculiarities ; yet that which really makes , though not the splendour , the felicity of life , and that which every wise man will choose for his ...
Page 185
... epitaph contains of the brother only a general indiscriminate character , and of the sister tells nothing but that she died . The difficulty in writing epitaphs is to give a particular and appropriate praise . This , how- ever , is not ...
... epitaph contains of the brother only a general indiscriminate character , and of the sister tells nothing but that she died . The difficulty in writing epitaphs is to give a particular and appropriate praise . This , how- ever , is not ...
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