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... genius of Homer . The rules which the injudicious ufe of this pre- rogative fuggefted to Horace , may indeed be applied to the direction of candidates for inferior fame ; it may be proper for all to remember , that they ought not to ...
... genius of Homer . The rules which the injudicious ufe of this pre- rogative fuggefted to Horace , may indeed be applied to the direction of candidates for inferior fame ; it may be proper for all to remember , that they ought not to ...
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... genius . If he thinks his own judgment not fuffi ciently enlightened , he may , by attending the re- marks which every paper will produce , rectify his opinions . If he fhould with too little premeditation . encumber himself by an ...
... genius . If he thinks his own judgment not fuffi ciently enlightened , he may , by attending the re- marks which every paper will produce , rectify his opinions . If he fhould with too little premeditation . encumber himself by an ...
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... genius , who ftand as centinels in the avenues of fame , and value themselves upon giving IGNORANCE and ENVY the first notice of a prey . To these men , who diftinguish themselves by the appellation of CRITICKS , it is neceffary for a ...
... genius , who ftand as centinels in the avenues of fame , and value themselves upon giving IGNORANCE and ENVY the first notice of a prey . To these men , who diftinguish themselves by the appellation of CRITICKS , it is neceffary for a ...
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... genius , and en- larged by study , he informs us of a fcheme of hap- pinefs to which the imagination of a girl , upon the lofs of her firft lover , could have fcarcely given way ; but which he seems to have indulged till he had to ...
... genius , and en- larged by study , he informs us of a fcheme of hap- pinefs to which the imagination of a girl , upon the lofs of her firft lover , could have fcarcely given way ; but which he seems to have indulged till he had to ...
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... genius of Cowley ; for , whatever might be his opinion of the im- portunity with which he fhould be fummoned back into publick life , a fhort experience would have convinced him , that privation is eafier than acqui- fition , and that ...
... genius of Cowley ; for , whatever might be his opinion of the im- portunity with which he fhould be fummoned back into publick life , a fhort experience would have convinced him , that privation is eafier than acqui- fition , and that ...
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Page 13 - Yet there is a certain race of men, that either imagine it their duty, or make it their amusement, to hinder the reception of every work of learning or genius ; who stand as sentinels in the avenues of fame, and value themselves upon giving ignorance and envy the first notice of a prey.
Page 237 - Retire with me, O rash unthinking mortal, from the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and learn that pleasure was not designed the portion of human life. Man was born to mourn and to be wretched ; this is the condition of all below the stars ; and whoever endeavours to oppose it acts in contradiction to the will of Heaven.
Page 19 - In the romances formerly written, every transaction and sentiment was so remote from all that passes among men, that the reader was in very little danger of making any applications to himself...
Page 18 - They are engaged in portraits of which every one knows the original, and can detect any deviation from exactness of resemblance. Other writings are safe, except from the malice of learning, but these are in danger from every common reader; as the slipper ill executed was censured by a shoemaker who happened to stop in his way at the Venus of Apelles.
Page 17 - The works of fiction with which the present generation seems more particularly delighted are such as exhibit life in its true state, diversified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by passions and qualities which are really to be found in conversing with mankind.
Page 18 - The task of our present writers is very different; it requires, together with that learning which is to be gained from books, that experience which can never be attained by solitary diligence, but must arise from general converse, and accurate observation of the living world.
Page 19 - For this reason these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities of professed morality, and convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions.
Page 259 - ... never arrives. He lies down delighted with the thoughts of to-morrow, pleases his ambition with the fame he shall acquire, or his benevolence with the good he shall confer. But in the night the skies...
Page 238 - Providence diffused such innumerable objects of delight but that all might rejoice in the privilege of existence, and be filled with gratitude to the beneficent author of it? Thus to enjoy the blessings he has sent is virtue and obedience; and to reject them merely as means of pleasure is pitiable ignorance or absurd perverseness.
Page 22 - In narratives where historical veracity has no place, I cannot discover why there should not be exhibited the most perfect idea of virtue ; of virtue not angelical, nor above probability, for what we cannot credit, we shall never imitate, but the highest and purest that humanity can reach...