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... critic's art a higher praise . Touch'd by no meaner hand , so pleas'd I see The wreath that Gifford wore , descend to thee . Come then , alike in converse grave or gay , Speed the swift hours , and share the social day ; Leave the huge ...
... critic's art a higher praise . Touch'd by no meaner hand , so pleas'd I see The wreath that Gifford wore , descend to thee . Come then , alike in converse grave or gay , Speed the swift hours , and share the social day ; Leave the huge ...
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... critic , and gibbet up the carcass of Zoilus , to the terror of the writings of posterity . More , and much more , upon this and a thousand other subjects will be the matter of my next letter , wherein I must open all the friend to you ...
... critic , and gibbet up the carcass of Zoilus , to the terror of the writings of posterity . More , and much more , upon this and a thousand other subjects will be the matter of my next letter , wherein I must open all the friend to you ...
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... am not sure whether the critics have decided as to the time in which this burlesque poem was written ; or how they have accounted for its having borrowed the venerable name of the father of poetry ; LIFE OF PARNELL . 55.
... am not sure whether the critics have decided as to the time in which this burlesque poem was written ; or how they have accounted for its having borrowed the venerable name of the father of poetry ; LIFE OF PARNELL . 55.
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... critic of genius and taste ) is not extensive , but its tone is peculiarly delightful ; not from mere correctness of expression , to which some critics have stinted its praises , but from the graceful and reserved sensi- bility that ...
... critic of genius and taste ) is not extensive , but its tone is peculiarly delightful ; not from mere correctness of expression , to which some critics have stinted its praises , but from the graceful and reserved sensi- bility that ...
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... critic is to correct and amend them . There being a new edition coming out of Homer , I would willingly render it a little less defective , and the bookseller will not allow me time to do so myself . Pope's Letter to Warburton , xx ...
... critic is to correct and amend them . There being a new edition coming out of Homer , I would willingly render it a little less defective , and the bookseller will not allow me time to do so myself . Pope's Letter to Warburton , xx ...
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Page 73 - Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes. The busy sylphs surround their darling care, These set the head, and those divide the hair, Some fold the sleeve, whilst others plait the gown ; And Betty's prais'd for labours not her own. CANTO II. NOT with more glories, in th...
Page 108 - Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head ; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And loose from dross the silver runs below.
Page 93 - A NIGHT-PIECE ON DEATH BY the blue taper's trembling light, No more I waste the wakeful night, Intent with endless view to pore The schoolmen and the sages o'er : Their books from wisdom widely stray, Or point at best the longest way. I'll seek a readier path, and go Where wisdom's surely taught below. How deep yon azure dyes the sky, Where orbs of gold unnumber'd...
Page 72 - And decks the goddess with the glitt'ring spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box.
Page 106 - Approach'd the careless guide, and thrust him in ; Plunging he falls, and rising lifts his head, Then flashing turns, and sinks among the dead. Wild, sparkling rage inflames the father's eyes, He hursts the bands of fear, and madly cries,
Page 72 - Now awful beauty puts on all its arms ; The fair each moment rises in her charms, Repairs her smiles, awakens every grace. And calls forth all the wonders of her face ; Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes.
Page 15 - I want you, and that however your business may depend upon any other, my business depends entirely upon you, and yet still I hope you will find your man, even though I lose you the mean while. At this time the more I love you, the more I can spare you ; which alone will, I dare say, be a reason to you, to let me have you back the sooner.
Page 25 - Yet, spite of all that Nature did To make his uncouth form forbid, This creature dar'd to love. He felt the charms of EDITH'S eyes, Nor wanted hope to gain the prize, Could ladies look within...
Page 54 - ... and is no longer affected by it. When I read an epigram of Martial, the first line recalls the whole, and I have no pleasure in repeating to myself what I know already. But each line, each word in Catullus, has its merit; and I am never tired with the perusal of him. It is sufficient to run over Cowley once; but Parnell, after the fiftieth reading, is as fresh as at the first.
Page 53 - ... unlike prose the more they resemble poetry; they have adopted a language of their own, and call upon mankind for admiration. All those who do not understand them are silent, and those who make out their meaning are willing to praise, to show they understand.