Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 7D. Appleton, 1879 |
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Page 52
... fact is that Dante and Petrarch have been the Oromasdes and Arimanes of Italian literature . I wish not to detract from the merits of Petrarch . No one can doubt that his poems exhibit , amidst some imbecility and more affectation ...
... fact is that Dante and Petrarch have been the Oromasdes and Arimanes of Italian literature . I wish not to detract from the merits of Petrarch . No one can doubt that his poems exhibit , amidst some imbecility and more affectation ...
Page 54
... fact is , that , while the public homage was paid to some absurdities with which his works may be justly charged , and to many more which were falsely imputed to them , -while lecturers were paid to expound and eulogise his physics ...
... fact is , that , while the public homage was paid to some absurdities with which his works may be justly charged , and to many more which were falsely imputed to them , -while lecturers were paid to expound and eulogise his physics ...
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... fact is , that supernatural beings , as long as they are considered merely with reference to their own nature , excite our feelings very feebly . It is when the great gulf which separates them from us is passed , when we suspect some ...
... fact is , that supernatural beings , as long as they are considered merely with reference to their own nature , excite our feelings very feebly . It is when the great gulf which separates them from us is passed , when we suspect some ...
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... fact , that external objects never strongly excite our feelings but when they are contemplated in reference to man , as illustrating his destiny , or as influencing his character ? The most beau- tiful object in the world , it will be ...
... fact , that external objects never strongly excite our feelings but when they are contemplated in reference to man , as illustrating his destiny , or as influencing his character ? The most beau- tiful object in the world , it will be ...
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... fact , be called a new passion ; and it is not astonishing that the first poet of eminence who wholly devoted his genius to this theme should have excited an extraordinary sensation . He may be com- ared to an adventurer who ...
... fact , be called a new passion ; and it is not astonishing that the first poet of eminence who wholly devoted his genius to this theme should have excited an extraordinary sensation . He may be com- ared to an adventurer who ...
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