The Poetical Works of Mr. William Collins: With Memoirs of the Author; and Observations on His Genius and WritingsT. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, 1765 - 166 страници |
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... it into the retreat of uniform obfcurity , or marks it with irre- gularities that lead to mifery and difquiet . The gifts of imagination bring the heaviest task upon the vigilance of reafon ; and to bear those faculties with unerring ...
... it into the retreat of uniform obfcurity , or marks it with irre- gularities that lead to mifery and difquiet . The gifts of imagination bring the heaviest task upon the vigilance of reafon ; and to bear those faculties with unerring ...
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... it feldom happens that any memoirs can be collected , of confequence enough to be record- ed by the biographer . If their lives pass in obscu 、 rity , they are generally too uniform to engage our attention ; if they cultivate and ...
... it feldom happens that any memoirs can be collected , of confequence enough to be record- ed by the biographer . If their lives pass in obscu 、 rity , they are generally too uniform to engage our attention ; if they cultivate and ...
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... it was no wonder if he abated of his diligence to fcek her where the fearch was attended with artifi cial perplexities , and where , at last , the pursuer would grafp the shadow for the fubftance . WHILE he was at Magdalen College , he ...
... it was no wonder if he abated of his diligence to fcek her where the fearch was attended with artifi cial perplexities , and where , at last , the pursuer would grafp the shadow for the fubftance . WHILE he was at Magdalen College , he ...
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... it were the power of diffipation , or the genius of repose that interfered , he could proceed no farther . Several books were projected , which he was very able to execute ; and he became , in idea , an historian , a critic , and a ...
... it were the power of diffipation , or the genius of repose that interfered , he could proceed no farther . Several books were projected , which he was very able to execute ; and he became , in idea , an historian , a critic , and a ...
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... it has made its way to fame , published them ON THE AUTHOR'S ACCOUNT . - He hap pened , indeed , to be in the right not to publish them on his own ; for the fale was by no means fuccessful and hence it was that the author , con- ceiving ...
... it has made its way to fame , published them ON THE AUTHOR'S ACCOUNT . - He hap pened , indeed , to be in the right not to publish them on his own ; for the fale was by no means fuccessful and hence it was that the author , con- ceiving ...
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