Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian, Volume 2Suttaby, Evance, and Fox, 1814 - English literature |
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... human life and manners . The style , however , is not pleasing ; it is devoid of melody and simplicity , and the sentences are too short and antithetic . I insert a portion of his essay on studies as a spe- cimen . " Studies serve for ...
... human life and manners . The style , however , is not pleasing ; it is devoid of melody and simplicity , and the sentences are too short and antithetic . I insert a portion of his essay on studies as a spe- cimen . " Studies serve for ...
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... possibility of applying themselves wholly to philosophy , the best mixture of human affairs that we can make are the employments of a country life . " We are here among the vast and noble scenes OF ENGLISH STYLE , - & c . 41.
... possibility of applying themselves wholly to philosophy , the best mixture of human affairs that we can make are the employments of a country life . " We are here among the vast and noble scenes OF ENGLISH STYLE , - & c . 41.
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... human malice : our senses are here feasted with the clear and genuine taste of their objects , which are all sophisticated there , and for the most part overwhelmed with their contraries . Here pleasure looks ( methinks ) like a ...
... human malice : our senses are here feasted with the clear and genuine taste of their objects , which are all sophisticated there , and for the most part overwhelmed with their contraries . Here pleasure looks ( methinks ) like a ...
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... humanity , upon account of common interest , benefit , and advantage . The welfare and safety , the honour and reputation , the pleasure and quiet of our lives are concerned in our maintaining a loving correspondence with all men . For ...
... humanity , upon account of common interest , benefit , and advantage . The welfare and safety , the honour and reputation , the pleasure and quiet of our lives are concerned in our maintaining a loving correspondence with all men . For ...
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... humanity and good behaviour of the courtier . In his poems he united the solidity and art of the one , with the gentility and gracefulness of the other . " If any shall think that he was not wonder- fully curious in the choice and ...
... humanity and good behaviour of the courtier . In his poems he united the solidity and art of the one , with the gentility and gracefulness of the other . " If any shall think that he was not wonder- fully curious in the choice and ...
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