The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things, Volume 1Henry Colburn, 1826 - 472 pages |
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... idle taste , or assist his own fancy : he must take what comes , and make the most of it . He works the most striking effects out of the most unpromising materials , by the mere activity of his mind . He rises with the lofty , descends ...
... idle taste , or assist his own fancy : he must take what comes , and make the most of it . He works the most striking effects out of the most unpromising materials , by the mere activity of his mind . He rises with the lofty , descends ...
Page 19
... idle respect to appearances , and with its pen , like a sword , sharp and sweet , " lays open the naked truth ! The poet's Muse “ is like a mistress , whom we keep only while she .is young and beautiful , durante bene placito ; the Muse ...
... idle respect to appearances , and with its pen , like a sword , sharp and sweet , " lays open the naked truth ! The poet's Muse “ is like a mistress , whom we keep only while she .is young and beautiful , durante bene placito ; the Muse ...
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... idle ornaments , which they take their chance of bringing in somehow or other , than intent on eliciting truths by fair and honest inquiry . It should seem as if they considered prose as a sort of waiting - maid to poetry , that could ...
... idle ornaments , which they take their chance of bringing in somehow or other , than intent on eliciting truths by fair and honest inquiry . It should seem as if they considered prose as a sort of waiting - maid to poetry , that could ...
Page 68
... idle hour , usually acquire . An author has studied a particular point - he has read , he has inquired , he has thought a great deal upon it : he is not contented to take it up casually in common with others , to throw out a hint , to ...
... idle hour , usually acquire . An author has studied a particular point - he has read , he has inquired , he has thought a great deal upon it : he is not contented to take it up casually in common with others , to throw out a hint , to ...
Page 72
... idle jingle of verse . If he suspects you have a delight in pictures , he endeavours , not by fair argument , but by a side - wind , to put you out of conceit with so frivolous an art . If you have a taste for music , he does not think ...
... idle jingle of verse . If he suspects you have a delight in pictures , he endeavours , not by fair argument , but by a side - wind , to put you out of conceit with so frivolous an art . If you have a taste for music , he does not think ...
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