Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 1J.M. Dent & Company, 1900 - 380 pages |
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... considered in themselves , may be classed among the noblest productions of the human mind . But they will not allow the author to rank with those great men who , born in the infancy of civilisation , supplied , by their own powers , the ...
... considered in themselves , may be classed among the noblest productions of the human mind . But they will not allow the author to rank with those great men who , born in the infancy of civilisation , supplied , by their own powers , the ...
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... Considered as plays , his works are absurd ; considered as choruses , they are above all praise . If , for instance , we examine the address of Clytemnestra to Agamemnon on his re- turn , or the description of the seven Argive chiefs ...
... Considered as plays , his works are absurd ; considered as choruses , they are above all praise . If , for instance , we examine the address of Clytemnestra to Agamemnon on his re- turn , or the description of the seven Argive chiefs ...
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... considered judgments have been pronounced , we feel inclined to dwell on it a little longer . The most fatal error which a poet can possibly commit in the management of his machinery , is that of attempting to philosophise too much ...
... considered judgments have been pronounced , we feel inclined to dwell on it a little longer . The most fatal error which a poet can possibly commit in the management of his machinery , is that of attempting to philosophise too much ...
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... considered due only to the Supreme Mind . The history of the Jews is the record of a continued struggle between pure Theism , supported by the most terrible sanctions , and the strangely fascinating desire of having some visible and ...
... considered due only to the Supreme Mind . The history of the Jews is the record of a continued struggle between pure Theism , supported by the most terrible sanctions , and the strangely fascinating desire of having some visible and ...
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... considered sacred at the Boyne ? To dis- charge cannon against an army in which a king is known to be posted is to approach pretty near to regicide . Charles , too , it should always be remem- bered , was put to death by men who had ...
... considered sacred at the Boyne ? To dis- charge cannon against an army in which a king is known to be posted is to approach pretty near to regicide . Charles , too , it should always be remem- bered , was put to death by men who had ...
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