Lectures on Poetry and General Literature: Delivered at the Royal Institution in 1830 and 1831 |
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... . 16s . SERIES OF COMPOSITIONS , TO ILLUSTRATE HESIOD . By PRO- FESSOR FLAXMAN . Folio 21. 12s . 6d . MR . BRITTON'S ARCHITECTURAL WORKS . MISCELLANEOUS . SELECTIONS FROM Longman , Rees , Orme , Brown , Green , and Longman . 5.
... . 16s . SERIES OF COMPOSITIONS , TO ILLUSTRATE HESIOD . By PRO- FESSOR FLAXMAN . Folio 21. 12s . 6d . MR . BRITTON'S ARCHITECTURAL WORKS . MISCELLANEOUS . SELECTIONS FROM Longman , Rees , Orme , Brown , Green , and Longman . 5.
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... compositions rise to the dig- nity of true poetry ; and of these there are scarcely ten who are familiarly known by their works at this day . The art of constructing easy , elegant , and even spirited verse , may be acquired by any mind ...
... compositions rise to the dig- nity of true poetry ; and of these there are scarcely ten who are familiarly known by their works at this day . The art of constructing easy , elegant , and even spirited verse , may be acquired by any mind ...
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... composition in harmony , beauty , and splendour of style , thought , and imagery , as well as in the vivacity and permanency of its impressions on the mind ; for its language and sentiments are so intimately connected , that they are ...
... composition in harmony , beauty , and splendour of style , thought , and imagery , as well as in the vivacity and permanency of its impressions on the mind ; for its language and sentiments are so intimately connected , that they are ...
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... composition , the poet to this hour is un- excelled nor was the actor less perfect in managing the cadences and intonations of a voice " as musical as is Apollo's lute , " in the delivery of the most fa- miliar , impassioned , or heroic ...
... composition , the poet to this hour is un- excelled nor was the actor less perfect in managing the cadences and intonations of a voice " as musical as is Apollo's lute , " in the delivery of the most fa- miliar , impassioned , or heroic ...
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... composition , which I will never be again . It is my part to invent , and the musician's to humour that invention . I may be counselled , and will always follow my friend's advice where I find it reasonable , but I will never part with ...
... composition , which I will never be again . It is my part to invent , and the musician's to humour that invention . I may be counselled , and will always follow my friend's advice where I find it reasonable , but I will never part with ...
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