Biographical Essays and Essays on the PoetsOsgood, 1875 |
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... truth ; falsehoods which impose upon himself as much as they do upon others . We believe that not one word or illustration is uttered in the sentences cited from these three critics , which is not virtually in the very teeth of the truth ...
... truth ; falsehoods which impose upon himself as much as they do upon others . We believe that not one word or illustration is uttered in the sentences cited from these three critics , which is not virtually in the very teeth of the truth ...
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... truth is , Addison was well aware of Shakspeare's hold on the popular mind ; too well aware of it . The feeble constitution of the poetic faculty , as existing in himself , forbade his sympathizing with Shakspeare ; the proportions were ...
... truth is , Addison was well aware of Shakspeare's hold on the popular mind ; too well aware of it . The feeble constitution of the poetic faculty , as existing in himself , forbade his sympathizing with Shakspeare ; the proportions were ...
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... truth be told , and then we shall see how much stress is to be laid upon such a judgment . second Lord Shaftesbury , the author of the Character istics , was the grandson of that famous political agitator , The the Chancellor ...
... truth be told , and then we shall see how much stress is to be laid upon such a judgment . second Lord Shaftesbury , the author of the Character istics , was the grandson of that famous political agitator , The the Chancellor ...
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... truth of this tradition ; but that was for want of having read attentively the lines of Ben Jonson to the memory of Shakspeare , those generous lines which have so ab- surdly been taxed with faint praise . Jonson could make no mistake ...
... truth of this tradition ; but that was for want of having read attentively the lines of Ben Jonson to the memory of Shakspeare , those generous lines which have so ab- surdly been taxed with faint praise . Jonson could make no mistake ...
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... truth is , we have not facts enough to guide us ; for the number of editions often tells nothing accurately as to the number of copies . With respect to Shakspeare it is certain , that , had his masterpieces been gathered into small ...
... truth is , we have not facts enough to guide us ; for the number of editions often tells nothing accurately as to the number of copies . With respect to Shakspeare it is certain , that , had his masterpieces been gathered into small ...
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