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Page 165
... laft , grew tired of a practice which he knew must obftruct his progrefs to fame , and began , at laft , to paint honeftly . The first picture that I recollect , after this change in his manner , was the por- trait of the Lord Primate ...
... laft , grew tired of a practice which he knew must obftruct his progrefs to fame , and began , at laft , to paint honeftly . The first picture that I recollect , after this change in his manner , was the por- trait of the Lord Primate ...
Page 268
... laft lines had been omitted , as they take away from the energy what they do not add to the sense . " ( 13 ) ( Reply ) ( 13 ) There is a better reafon ftill - the first quatrain ends with " Or gave his father grief , but when he died ...
... laft lines had been omitted , as they take away from the energy what they do not add to the sense . " ( 13 ) ( Reply ) ( 13 ) There is a better reafon ftill - the first quatrain ends with " Or gave his father grief , but when he died ...
Page 420
... laft thought at going to reft , and the first when he awoke . When once the fpirits are strongly moved , they continue the agitation with- out a fresh effort ; it was not then unna- tural tural that his dreams fhould be fometimes on the ...
... laft thought at going to reft , and the first when he awoke . When once the fpirits are strongly moved , they continue the agitation with- out a fresh effort ; it was not then unna- tural tural that his dreams fhould be fometimes on the ...
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On a Reform of Parliament | 340 |
Authors fhould not exceed common Judgement | 351 |
Almanacks | 361 |
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Æneid alſo artiſt becauſe beſt Brahmin Brazen-Age cauſe ceaſe circumftance common confequence confidered converfation courſe cuſtom deſtroyed diſcovered effect Emir eſtabliſhed exift exiſt expreffed fafely faid fame fays feem fenfation fent fhall fhew firft firſt flave fociety fome fomething fometimes foon fource fpeaking ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofe furely genius Gothic Gothic Architecture himſelf honour houſe idea increaſe inftances inſtead Iron-Age juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs liberty loft meaſure ment moſt mufic muft muſic muſt myſelf nature neceffary never obferved occafion ourſelves paffage paffed painting perfection perfons perhaps pleaſe pleaſure poffeffed poffeffion preſent principle produce purpoſe reaſon reft replied reſemblance reſpect reſt ſay ſcarce Schâh ſcience ſeems ſhall ſhort ſhould ſome ſpeaking ſtate ſtill ſtudy ſtyle ſuch ſuppoſed tafte taſte Thefe themſelves theſe thing thoſe thou Timur tion ture unleſs uſe uſual whoſe wiſh worfe worſe