Essays and Marginalia, Том 1E. Moxon, 1851 |
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... called metaphysical poets , set the example by giving an undue preponderance to the speculative intellect . Ben Jonson is not wholly free from this fault ; Lord Brooke , the most obscure of all poets , was a far more glaring offender ...
... called metaphysical poets , set the example by giving an undue preponderance to the speculative intellect . Ben Jonson is not wholly free from this fault ; Lord Brooke , the most obscure of all poets , was a far more glaring offender ...
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... called in to replenish it . French principle , in government and in criticism , overpowered or corrupted the old British spirit ; and thence arose the court or Legiti- mate school , the days of heroic verse , and mad or spurious loyalty ...
... called in to replenish it . French principle , in government and in criticism , overpowered or corrupted the old British spirit ; and thence arose the court or Legiti- mate school , the days of heroic verse , and mad or spurious loyalty ...
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... called , as an enthusiastic lady de- nominated Mr. Kean , " Nature restored . " He is a true , warm - hearted , British - ay , spite of geography , we will call him an English gentleman . Sometimes , to be sure , he took up with the ...
... called , as an enthusiastic lady de- nominated Mr. Kean , " Nature restored . " He is a true , warm - hearted , British - ay , spite of geography , we will call him an English gentleman . Sometimes , to be sure , he took up with the ...
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... called to the contemplation of first principles . Dogmas , which had been held indisputable , were weighed in the balance and found wanting ; and the portentous creations of German fancy affected poetry much as the American revolution ...
... called to the contemplation of first principles . Dogmas , which had been held indisputable , were weighed in the balance and found wanting ; and the portentous creations of German fancy affected poetry much as the American revolution ...
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... called an opinion ) is highly erroneous . No two nations could be of more distinct characters , as is proved by the ridiculous affectation of Grecism , that was prevalent in the decline of Rome . The Roman mythology is fallen with Rome ...
... called an opinion ) is highly erroneous . No two nations could be of more distinct characters , as is proved by the ridiculous affectation of Grecism , that was prevalent in the decline of Rome . The Roman mythology is fallen with Rome ...
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Страница 141 - Not for these I raise The song of thanks and praise; But for those obstinate questionings Of sense and outward things, Fallings from us, vanishings; Blank misgivings of a Creature Moving about in worlds not realised, High instincts before which our mortal Nature Did tremble like a guilty Thing surprised...
Страница 37 - They live no longer in the faith of reason ! But still the heart doth need a language, still Doth the old instinct bring back the old names...