Essays and Marginalia, Ausgabe 28,Band 2E. Moxon, 1851 |
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... truth , yet do they stay , And entertain us near about the same , And give the soul the best delight that may Enchear it most , and most our spirits enflame To thoughts of glory and to worthy ends . " Annex these lines as a note and ...
... truth , yet do they stay , And entertain us near about the same , And give the soul the best delight that may Enchear it most , and most our spirits enflame To thoughts of glory and to worthy ends . " Annex these lines as a note and ...
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... truth , and he threw off the mask of Whiggism , as Junius Brutus discarded his disguise of idiocy . In like manner , I hold it probable that Dryden had been long inclined to the unreformed Church , and only took courage to declare ...
... truth , and he threw off the mask of Whiggism , as Junius Brutus discarded his disguise of idiocy . In like manner , I hold it probable that Dryden had been long inclined to the unreformed Church , and only took courage to declare ...
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... truth ) . He never seems to dwell fondly on a thought , an image , a character , or even a sound , and his apparent zeal for moral , political , critical , or religious positions , is but the artificial heat of a barrister , who can ...
... truth ) . He never seems to dwell fondly on a thought , an image , a character , or even a sound , and his apparent zeal for moral , political , critical , or religious positions , is but the artificial heat of a barrister , who can ...
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... truth of it . Dryden's brains never desert him . Perhaps he was never sincere enough to feel his powers oppressed by the feeling of insincerity . His talent never resented the base uses it was made to serve . It was as sharp as trusty ...
... truth of it . Dryden's brains never desert him . Perhaps he was never sincere enough to feel his powers oppressed by the feeling of insincerity . His talent never resented the base uses it was made to serve . It was as sharp as trusty ...
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... truth of history . The sea - fight in this history is a master - piece of description ; yet the fight is forgotten . Poets exaggerate their powers of conferring immor- tality on historical characters , or perhaps their praise is so ...
... truth of history . The sea - fight in this history is a master - piece of description ; yet the fight is forgotten . Poets exaggerate their powers of conferring immor- tality on historical characters , or perhaps their praise is so ...
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admire allusion ancient appear beauty believe better called certainly character Christian Church common criticism death divine doubt Dryden duty effect English excellent expression fact fancy father feeling French genius give given grace hand heart Henry Hogarth Holy human humour imitation interest John Johnson kind King language least less light lines living look Lord manner marriage means mere Milton mind moral nature never NOTES object observed original Page painter painting passages passion perhaps persons picture play poem poet poetical poetry political Pope popular present probably produced reason religion religious remarks respect Reynolds satire scene seems seldom sense Shakspeare Shakspeare's speak spirit suppose things thought translation true truth turn verses whole woman worse writer written
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Seite 319 - Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
Seite 275 - The imperial ensign; which, full high advanced, Shone like a meteor, streaming -to the wind...
Seite 22 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with a span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance...
Seite 92 - I have chosen to write my poem in quatrains or stanzas of four in alternate rhyme, because I have ever judged them more noble and of greater dignity both for the sound and number than any other verse in use amongst us ; in which I am sure I have your approbation.
Seite 87 - I intend to send you two or three poems of Mr Pope", the best poet of England, and at present, of all the world.
Seite 73 - Read Homer once, and you can read no more ; For all books else appear so mean, so poor, Verse will seem prose : but still persist to read. And Homer will be all the books you need.
Seite 4 - His muse was hide-bound, and the issue of 's brain Was seldom brought forth but with trouble and pain. And All that were present there did agree, A...
Seite 243 - This exhibition has filled the heads of the Artists and lovers of art. Surely life, if it be not long, is tedious, since we are forced to call in the assistance of so many trifles to rid us of our time, of that time which never can return.
Seite 129 - That Queen Bess should have desired to see Falstaff making love proves her to have been, as she was, a gross-minded old baggage. Shakespeare has evaded the difficulty with great skill. He knew that Falstaff could not be in love ; and has mixed but a little, a very little, pruritus with his fortune-hunting courtship. But the Falstaff of the Merry Wives is not the Falstaff of Henry IV.
Seite 336 - ... sins, transgressions and excesses, how enormous soever they may be, even from such as are reserved for the cognizance of the Holy See; and as far as the...