The Spectator, Volume 4J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753 - English essays |
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... fhew the Strength of thofe Principles from whence they proceed . They are not adequate Expreffions of our Virtues , and can only fhew us what Habits are in the Soul , without difcovering the Degree and Perfection of fuch Habits . They ...
... fhew the Strength of thofe Principles from whence they proceed . They are not adequate Expreffions of our Virtues , and can only fhew us what Habits are in the Soul , without difcovering the Degree and Perfection of fuch Habits . They ...
Page 115
... fhew more at large in another Paper ; tho ' confidering how all the Poets of the Age in which he writ were infected with this wrong way of thinking , he is rather to be admired that he did not give more into it , than that he did ...
... fhew more at large in another Paper ; tho ' confidering how all the Poets of the Age in which he writ were infected with this wrong way of thinking , he is rather to be admired that he did not give more into it , than that he did ...
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... fhew , that this kind of Implex Fable , wherein the Event is unhappy , is more apt to affect an Audience than that of the firft kind ; notwithstanding many excellent Pieces among the Anci- ents , as well as most of those which have been ...
... fhew , that this kind of Implex Fable , wherein the Event is unhappy , is more apt to affect an Audience than that of the firft kind ; notwithstanding many excellent Pieces among the Anci- ents , as well as most of those which have been ...
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