Critical and Historical Essays: Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLongman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862 |
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... give his con- sent to the republication of pieces so imperfect , if , by withholding his consent , he could make republication impossible . But , as they have been reprinted more than once in the United States , as many American copies ...
... give his con- sent to the republication of pieces so imperfect , if , by withholding his consent , he could make republication impossible . But , as they have been reprinted more than once in the United States , as many American copies ...
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... give us vague phrases instead of images , and personified qualities instead of men . They may be better able to analyse human nature than their predecessors . But analysis is not the business of the poet . His office is to por- tray ...
... give us vague phrases instead of images , and personified qualities instead of men . They may be better able to analyse human nature than their predecessors . But analysis is not the business of the poet . His office is to por- tray ...
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... gives so much pleasure ought to be called unsoundness . By poetry we mean not all writing in verse , nor even all good writing in verse . Our de- finition excludes many metrical compositions which , on other grounds , deserve the ...
... gives so much pleasure ought to be called unsoundness . By poetry we mean not all writing in verse , nor even all good writing in verse . Our de- finition excludes many metrical compositions which , on other grounds , deserve the ...
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... such works is admirably preserved , while , at the same time , his genius gives to them a peculiar charm , an air of nobleness and freedom , which distinguishes them from all other writings of the same class . They 10 MILTON .
... such works is admirably preserved , while , at the same time , his genius gives to them a peculiar charm , an air of nobleness and freedom , which distinguishes them from all other writings of the same class . They 10 MILTON .
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... gives him no choice , and requires from him no exertion , but takes the whole upon himself , and sets the images in so ... give up their dead . Change the structure of the sentence ; substitute one synonyme for another , and the whole ...
... gives him no choice , and requires from him no exertion , but takes the whole upon himself , and sets the images in so ... give up their dead . Change the structure of the sentence ; substitute one synonyme for another , and the whole ...
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