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Page xii
... give good sense , which , in the art of poetry as well as in every other art , is the ultimate , sure , and safe guide . Some transcendental me- taphysicians would have us believe , that matters of taste and sentiment are not cognizable ...
... give good sense , which , in the art of poetry as well as in every other art , is the ultimate , sure , and safe guide . Some transcendental me- taphysicians would have us believe , that matters of taste and sentiment are not cognizable ...
Page xvii
... give independence and energy by teaching young people neither to admire nor to despair , without reason . It is the interest of every country which is anxious to preserve the Arts from decay , to encourage every effort towards such ...
... give independence and energy by teaching young people neither to admire nor to despair , without reason . It is the interest of every country which is anxious to preserve the Arts from decay , to encourage every effort towards such ...
Page xviii
... give strength to the female judgment , and should therefore be employed with the same steadiness in the education of young women . Nor need mothers feel any apprehension that thus strengthening the understandings of their daughters ...
... give strength to the female judgment , and should therefore be employed with the same steadiness in the education of young women . Nor need mothers feel any apprehension that thus strengthening the understandings of their daughters ...
Page xx
... venture to speak of books and literature . It is even expected , that they should be able to talk of the novel or the poem . of the day ; nor is it sufficient that 稽 they should give their vote by a " freezing XX PREFACE .
... venture to speak of books and literature . It is even expected , that they should be able to talk of the novel or the poem . of the day ; nor is it sufficient that 稽 they should give their vote by a " freezing XX PREFACE .
Page xxi
Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Maria Edgeworth. 稽 they should give their vote by a " freezing monosyllable ; " nor will " very pretty " or " very stupid ” suffice . Every lady is now expected to give a reason , a motive for her opinion ...
Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Maria Edgeworth. 稽 they should give their vote by a " freezing monosyllable ; " nor will " very pretty " or " very stupid ” suffice . Every lady is now expected to give a reason , a motive for her opinion ...
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