Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854 |
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... principles of dramatic writing , we shall instantly condemn them as monstrous . But if we forget the characters , and think only of the poetry , we shall admit that it has never been surpassed in energy and magnificence . Sophocles made ...
... principles of dramatic writing , we shall instantly condemn them as monstrous . But if we forget the characters , and think only of the poetry , we shall admit that it has never been surpassed in energy and magnificence . Sophocles made ...
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... principle . The first inhabitants of Greece , there is reason to believe , worshipped one invisible Deity . But the necessity of having something more definite to adore produced , in a few centuries , the innumerable crowd of Gods and ...
... principle . The first inhabitants of Greece , there is reason to believe , worshipped one invisible Deity . But the necessity of having something more definite to adore produced , in a few centuries , the innumerable crowd of Gods and ...
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... principle which had assisted it began to corrupt it . It became a new Paganism . Patron saints as- sumed the offices of household gods . St. George took the place of Mars . St. Elmo consoled the mariner for the loss of Castor and Pollux ...
... principle which had assisted it began to corrupt it . It became a new Paganism . Patron saints as- sumed the offices of household gods . St. George took the place of Mars . St. Elmo consoled the mariner for the loss of Castor and Pollux ...
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... principles , then struggling for their infant existence , Milton was the most devoted and eloquent literary champion . We need not say how much we admire his public conduct . But we cannot disguise from ourselves that a large portion of ...
... principles , then struggling for their infant existence , Milton was the most devoted and eloquent literary champion . We need not say how much we admire his public conduct . But we cannot disguise from ourselves that a large portion of ...
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... principles from which the claim of any government to the obedience of its subjects is to be deduced . We are entitled to that vantage ground ; but we will relinquish it . We are , on this point , so confident of superiority , that we ...
... principles from which the claim of any government to the obedience of its subjects is to be deduced . We are entitled to that vantage ground ; but we will relinquish it . We are , on this point , so confident of superiority , that we ...
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