The Spectator, Volume 4Payne, Rivington, 1799 - English essays |
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... those who are converfant in poetry , it is very natural for fuch as have not fucceeded in it to depreciate the works of those who have . For fince they cannot raise themselves to the reputation of their fellow - writers , they must en ...
... those who are converfant in poetry , it is very natural for fuch as have not fucceeded in it to depreciate the works of those who have . For fince they cannot raise themselves to the reputation of their fellow - writers , they must en ...
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... those busy spirits , as tubs and barrels are to a whale , that he may let the ship fail on without difturbance , while he diverts himself with thofe innocent amufements * . I have been fo very fcrupulous in this particular of not ...
... those busy spirits , as tubs and barrels are to a whale , that he may let the ship fail on without difturbance , while he diverts himself with thofe innocent amufements * . I have been fo very fcrupulous in this particular of not ...
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... those two cele- brated lines ; " Errors , like ftraws , upon the furface flow ; " He who would search for pearls , muft dive below . " A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections , to difcover the concealed ...
... those two cele- brated lines ; " Errors , like ftraws , upon the furface flow ; " He who would search for pearls , muft dive below . " A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections , to difcover the concealed ...
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