Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian, Bind 2Suttaby, Evance, and Fox, 1814 |
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... shew them the world itself only , as a noble ruin , and make them think of its approaching period . But here mid - way the mountain , a spacious border of thick wood har bours our weary'd travellers : who now are come among the ...
... shew them the world itself only , as a noble ruin , and make them think of its approaching period . But here mid - way the mountain , a spacious border of thick wood har bours our weary'd travellers : who now are come among the ...
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... shew- ing with what elegance , purity , and precision the language might be written . It The consequence of the attempt was such as the ingenious author had in view . In fact , English criticism owes its birth to this produc- tion ; for ...
... shew- ing with what elegance , purity , and precision the language might be written . It The consequence of the attempt was such as the ingenious author had in view . In fact , English criticism owes its birth to this produc- tion ; for ...
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... shew us the several sources of that pleasure which rises in the mind upon the perusal of a noble work . " Our general taste in England is for epigram , turns of wit , and forced conceits , which have no manner of influence , either for ...
... shew us the several sources of that pleasure which rises in the mind upon the perusal of a noble work . " Our general taste in England is for epigram , turns of wit , and forced conceits , which have no manner of influence , either for ...
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... shew wherein the nature of true wit consists . - I have likewise examined the works of the greatest poet which our nation , or perhaps any other , has pro- duced , and particularized most of those national and manly beauties which give ...
... shew wherein the nature of true wit consists . - I have likewise examined the works of the greatest poet which our nation , or perhaps any other , has pro- duced , and particularized most of those national and manly beauties which give ...
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... shew , how inadequate a notion of the province of imagina- tion ( considered even in its reference to the sen- sible world ) is conveyed by the definitions of Mr. Addison and of Dr. Reid . - But the sensible world , it must be ...
... shew , how inadequate a notion of the province of imagina- tion ( considered even in its reference to the sen- sible world ) is conveyed by the definitions of Mr. Addison and of Dr. Reid . - But the sensible world , it must be ...
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Addison admirable Anatomy of Melancholy ancient apologues appear Arabian beauty caliphs Canterbury Tales century character charms Chaucer colours composition consider criticism crusade delight diction Ditto Dryden East edition effect elegant endeavour English English Poetry Essays excellent exhibited exquisite fable fairy fancy genius Geoffery Gesta Romanorum grace hath heaven humour imagery imagination justly king language learned literary literature Lord manner ment merit Milton mind moral nature never night observes opinion oriental passage period Persian perspicuity philosophy Pilpay pleasing pleasure poem poet poetry present productions prose racter reader remarks rich Roger de Coverley romance says second Crusade sense Shakspeare shew Simeon Seth simplicity Sir Roger species specimen Spectator spirit stars story style sublime supposed sweetness taste Tatler things third crusade thou tion verse whilst William of Malmesbury wonderful words writers written