Critical and Historical Essays: Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLongman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862 |
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... seem to indicate that he thought them worthy of a permanent place in English literature . Nor would he now give his con- sent to the republication of pieces so imperfect , if , by withholding his consent , he could make republication ...
... seem to indicate that he thought them worthy of a permanent place in English literature . Nor would he now give his con- sent to the republication of pieces so imperfect , if , by withholding his consent , he could make republication ...
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... and , where he is least happy , his failure seems to arise from the carelessness of a native , not from the ignorance of a foreigner . We may apply to him what Denham with great fe- licity says of Cowley . He wears the garb , 2 MILTON .
... and , where he is least happy , his failure seems to arise from the carelessness of a native , not from the ignorance of a foreigner . We may apply to him what Denham with great fe- licity says of Cowley . He wears the garb , 2 MILTON .
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... seems to modern readers almost miraculous . Such feelings are very rare in a civilised community , and most rare among those who participate most in its improvements . They linger longest among the peasantry . Poetry produces an ...
... seems to modern readers almost miraculous . Such feelings are very rare in a civilised community , and most rare among those who participate most in its improvements . They linger longest among the peasantry . Poetry produces an ...
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... seem that they still looked up , with the veneration of disciples , to Egypt and Assyria . At this period , accordingly , it was natural that the literature of Greece should be tinctured with the Oriental style . And that style , we ...
... seem that they still looked up , with the veneration of disciples , to Egypt and Assyria . At this period , accordingly , it was natural that the literature of Greece should be tinctured with the Oriental style . And that style , we ...
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... seems to cry exultingly , " Now my task is smoothly done , I can fly or I can run , " to skim the earth , to soar above the clouds , to bathe in the Elysian dew of the rainbow , and to inhale the balmy smells of nard and cassia , which ...
... seems to cry exultingly , " Now my task is smoothly done , I can fly or I can run , " to skim the earth , to soar above the clouds , to bathe in the Elysian dew of the rainbow , and to inhale the balmy smells of nard and cassia , which ...
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