Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions |
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... necessity of informing the reader , that since this passage was written , the report of Dr. Middleton's death on his voyage to India has been proved erroneous . He lives and long may he live ; for I dare prophecy , that with his ...
... necessity of informing the reader , that since this passage was written , the report of Dr. Middleton's death on his voyage to India has been proved erroneous . He lives and long may he live ; for I dare prophecy , that with his ...
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I assured my friend that if the epigram was a good one , it would only increase my desire to become acquainted with the author , and begg'd to hear it recited : when , to my no less surprise than amusement , it proved to be one which I ...
I assured my friend that if the epigram was a good one , it would only increase my desire to become acquainted with the author , and begg'd to hear it recited : when , to my no less surprise than amusement , it proved to be one which I ...
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... his own equality with Mr. Pope was under the common error of his age , an error , far from being sufficiently exploded even at the present day . It consists ( as I explained at large , and proved in detail in my public lectures ) in ...
... his own equality with Mr. Pope was under the common error of his age , an error , far from being sufficiently exploded even at the present day . It consists ( as I explained at large , and proved in detail in my public lectures ) in ...
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... however , neither silly or arrogant enough , to have burthened the imperfection on But an experience ( and I should not need documents in abundance to prove my words , if I added ) a tried experience of twenty years , has taught me ...
... however , neither silly or arrogant enough , to have burthened the imperfection on But an experience ( and I should not need documents in abundance to prove my words , if I added ) a tried experience of twenty years , has taught me ...
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Yet that it would prove medicinal in after times , I dare not hope ; for as long as there are readers to be delighted with calumny , there will be found reviewers to calumniate . And such readers will become in all probability more ...
Yet that it would prove medicinal in after times , I dare not hope ; for as long as there are readers to be delighted with calumny , there will be found reviewers to calumniate . And such readers will become in all probability more ...
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