A Letter to Mr. Mason: On the Marks of ImitationW. Thurlbourn & J. Woodyer, 1757 - 76 ページ |
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... particular writer might difpofe him to do so . What was less esteemed by the enthusiasts of Milton's time ( of which however he himself was one of the greateft ) than pro- phane or indeed any kind of learning ? Yet we , who know that ...
... particular writer might difpofe him to do so . What was less esteemed by the enthusiasts of Milton's time ( of which however he himself was one of the greateft ) than pro- phane or indeed any kind of learning ? Yet we , who know that ...
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... thoughts was Mr. Addison . But the observa- tion holds of others , and of one , in particular , very much his fuperior in true genius . I know not whe- ther ther you agree with me , that the famous line 12 ON THE MARKS.
... thoughts was Mr. Addison . But the observa- tion holds of others , and of one , in particular , very much his fuperior in true genius . I know not whe- ther ther you agree with me , that the famous line 12 ON THE MARKS.
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... all came out of the Greek fchools . It is as true of the moderns in this part of the world , that they , in ge- neral , have had their breeding in both the Greek and Latin Latin . But when the question is of any particular OF IMITATION .
... all came out of the Greek fchools . It is as true of the moderns in this part of the world , that they , in ge- neral , have had their breeding in both the Greek and Latin Latin . But when the question is of any particular OF IMITATION .
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... particular writer , how far and in what inftances you may pre- fume on his being a profefs'd imitator , much will depend on the certain knowledge you have of his Age , Education , and Character . When all these cir- cumftances meet in ...
... particular writer , how far and in what inftances you may pre- fume on his being a profefs'd imitator , much will depend on the certain knowledge you have of his Age , Education , and Character . When all these cir- cumftances meet in ...
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... particular from Titian and not from Nature . I presume then to give it for a certain note of Imitation , when the properties of one clime are given to another . II . You will draw the fame conclusion whenever You find " The Genius of ...
... particular from Titian and not from Nature . I presume then to give it for a certain note of Imitation , when the properties of one clime are given to another . II . You will draw the fame conclusion whenever You find " The Genius of ...
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30 ページ - Created half to rise, and half to fall: Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd; The glory jest, and riddle of the world!
43 ページ - Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude ; Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He that has light within his own clear breast, May sit i...
7 ページ - In the sun's orb, made porous to receive And drink the liquid light ; firm to retain Her gather'd beams, great palace now of light. Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing, in their golden urns draw light...
57 ページ - Oh, think what anxious moments pass between The birth of plots, and their last fatal periods! Oh, 'tis a dreadful interval of time, Fill'd up with horror all, and big with death...
43 ページ - Bear me, some god ! oh quickly bear me hence To wholesome solitude, the nurse of sense ; Where Contemplation prunes her ruffled wings, And the free soul looks down to pity kings ! There sober thought pursued th' amusing theme, Till fancy colour'd it, and form'da dream.
55 ページ - Th' adventure of the bear and fiddle Is sung, but breaks off in the middle. When civil fury first grew high, And men fell out, they knew not why; When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears, And made them fight, like mad or drunk, For Dame Religion, as for punk...
17 ページ - His honour and the greatness of his name Shall be, and make new nations ; he shall flourish, And, like a mountain cedar, reach his branches To all the plains about him ; our children's children Shall see this and bless heaven.
23 ページ - And turn the Adamantine fpindle round, On which the fate of gods and men is wound.
20 ページ - To lie in coldobftruftion, and to rot ; This fenfible warm motion to become A kneaded clod ; and the delighted fpirit To bathe in fiery floods...
33 ページ - Superior beings, when of late they faw A mortal Man unfold all Nature's Law, Admir'd fuch wifdom in an earthly fhape, And fhew'da NEWTON as we fhew an Ape. Could he, whofe rules the rapid Comet bind, 35 Defcribe or fix one movement of his Mind ? Who faw its fires here rife, and there...