Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and OpinionsRest Fenner, 1817 - 309 páginas |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 22
Página 10
... pass over in silence , because I think it imitable and worthy of imitation . He would often permit our theme exercises , under some pretext of want of time , to accumulate , till each lad had four or five to be looked over . Then ...
... pass over in silence , because I think it imitable and worthy of imitation . He would often permit our theme exercises , under some pretext of want of time , to accumulate , till each lad had four or five to be looked over . Then ...
Página 27
... pass O'er the bleak heath of sorrow . But alas ! Most of myself I thought ! when it befel , That the soothe spirit of the breezy wood Breath'd in mine ear : " All this is very well , But much of ONE thing , is for No thing good . " Oh ...
... pass O'er the bleak heath of sorrow . But alas ! Most of myself I thought ! when it befel , That the soothe spirit of the breezy wood Breath'd in mine ear : " All this is very well , But much of ONE thing , is for No thing good . " Oh ...
Página 44
... pass by all higher objects and motives , all disinterested benevolence , and even that ambition of lasting praise which is at once the crutch and ornament , which at once supports and betrays , the infirmity of human virtue ; is the ...
... pass by all higher objects and motives , all disinterested benevolence , and even that ambition of lasting praise which is at once the crutch and ornament , which at once supports and betrays , the infirmity of human virtue ; is the ...
Página 49
... pass - time , or rather kill - time , with the name of reading . Call it rather a sort of beggarly day-dreaming , during which the mind of the dreamer furnishes for itself nothing but laziness and a little mawkish sensibility ; while ...
... pass - time , or rather kill - time , with the name of reading . Call it rather a sort of beggarly day-dreaming , during which the mind of the dreamer furnishes for itself nothing but laziness and a little mawkish sensibility ; while ...
Página 55
... pass them as current coin in the marts of garrulity or detraction . Praises of the unworthy are felt by ardent minds as robberies of the deserving ; and it is too true , and too frequent , that Bacon , Harrington , Machiavel , and ...
... pass them as current coin in the marts of garrulity or detraction . Praises of the unworthy are felt by ardent minds as robberies of the deserving ; and it is too true , and too frequent , that Bacon , Harrington , Machiavel , and ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
answer appear association assumed attempt attention attribute become cause CHAPTER common concerning consciousness consequence considered consists continued criticism derive direction distinct effect equally existence experience express eyes fact faculty fancy feelings force former genius give greater ground hand heart honor human idea imagination immediate important impression instance intellect intelligence interest kind knowledge known language latter learned least less light literary living meaning mere mind moral nature never notions object once opinions original pass perhaps person philosopher poems poet poetry possess possible present principles produced proved published question reader reason received remains require result sense soul spirit sufficient supposed taken thing thought tion true truth understanding universal volume whole writer