Biographia Literaria: Or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and OpinionsRest Fenner, 1817 - 309 páginas |
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... sense , the chances are always greatly in favor of his finding a better word . " Tanquam scopulum sic vites insolens verbum , " is the wise advice of Cæsar to the Roman Orators , and the precept applies with double force to the writers ...
... sense , the chances are always greatly in favor of his finding a better word . " Tanquam scopulum sic vites insolens verbum , " is the wise advice of Cæsar to the Roman Orators , and the precept applies with double force to the writers ...
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... sense and universal logic to see and assert the superiority of the former , in the truth and nativeness , both of their thoughts and diction . At the same time that we were studying the Greek Tragic Poets , he made us read Shakspeare ...
... sense and universal logic to see and assert the superiority of the former , in the truth and nativeness , both of their thoughts and diction . At the same time that we were studying the Greek Tragic Poets , he made us read Shakspeare ...
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... sense , or where the same sense might have been conveyed with equal force and dignity in plainer words . Lute , harp , and lyre , muse , muses , and inspirations , Pegasus , Parnassus , and Hipocrene , were all an abomination to him ...
... sense , or where the same sense might have been conveyed with equal force and dignity in plainer words . Lute , harp , and lyre , muse , muses , and inspirations , Pegasus , Parnassus , and Hipocrene , were all an abomination to him ...
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... sense of my moral and intellectual obligations . He sent us to the University excellent Latin and Greek scholars , and tolerable Hebraists . Yet our classical knowledge was the least of the good gifts , which we derived from his zealous ...
... sense of my moral and intellectual obligations . He sent us to the University excellent Latin and Greek scholars , and tolerable Hebraists . Yet our classical knowledge was the least of the good gifts , which we derived from his zealous ...
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... sense of my old master was at all pleased with ) poetry itself , yea novels and romances , became insipid to me . In my friendless wanderings on our leave- * days , ( for I was an orphan , and had scarce any connections in London ) ...
... sense of my old master was at all pleased with ) poetry itself , yea novels and romances , became insipid to me . In my friendless wanderings on our leave- * days , ( for I was an orphan , and had scarce any connections in London ) ...
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