Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions |
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But of the objects , which I proposed to myself , it was not the least important to effect , as far as possible , a settlement of the long continued controversy concerning the true nature of poetic diction : and at the same time to ...
But of the objects , which I proposed to myself , it was not the least important to effect , as far as possible , a settlement of the long continued controversy concerning the true nature of poetic diction : and at the same time to ...
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c . might be hung up in our law - courts , and both houses of parliament , with great advantage to the public , as an important saving of national time , an incalculable relief to his Majesty's ministers , but above all , as insuring ...
c . might be hung up in our law - courts , and both houses of parliament , with great advantage to the public , as an important saving of national time , an incalculable relief to his Majesty's ministers , but above all , as insuring ...
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My obligations to Mr. Bowles were indeed important , and for radical good . At a very premature age , even before my fifteenth year , I had be wildered myself in metaphysicks , and in theolo gical controversy .
My obligations to Mr. Bowles were indeed important , and for radical good . At a very premature age , even before my fifteenth year , I had be wildered myself in metaphysicks , and in theolo gical controversy .
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... as translations of prose thoughts into poetic language , had been kept up by , if it did not wholly arise from , the custom of writing Latin verses , and the great importance attached to these exercises , in our public schools .
... as translations of prose thoughts into poetic language , had been kept up by , if it did not wholly arise from , the custom of writing Latin verses , and the great importance attached to these exercises , in our public schools .
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... my former passion for metaphysical investigations ; I labored at a solid foundation , on which permanently to ground my opinions , in the component faculties of the human mind itself , and their comparative dignity and importance .
... my former passion for metaphysical investigations ; I labored at a solid foundation , on which permanently to ground my opinions , in the component faculties of the human mind itself , and their comparative dignity and importance .
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