The Pursuits of Literature: A Satirical Poem in Four Dialogues. With NotesJ. Milliken, 1799 - 445 страница |
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... use , at various intervals ; I have now col- one volume , after fuch a revifion A 2 lected the whole into and ( a ) This Letter was first prefixed to , the Fifth Edition of the P. of L. collected for the first time into one volume in ...
... use , at various intervals ; I have now col- one volume , after fuch a revifion A 2 lected the whole into and ( a ) This Letter was first prefixed to , the Fifth Edition of the P. of L. collected for the first time into one volume in ...
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... the ave- nue to any knowledge is ftrongly and effectually clofed , who would labour after it fruitlessly ? To waste our time to no ( i ) Shaftesbury's Moralifts , Sect . I. no manner of use , is not furely one of ( 13 )
... the ave- nue to any knowledge is ftrongly and effectually clofed , who would labour after it fruitlessly ? To waste our time to no ( i ) Shaftesbury's Moralifts , Sect . I. no manner of use , is not furely one of ( 13 )
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... use , is not furely one of the difcriminating marks of wisdom . I maintain it boldly ; no man has a right to demand either my name or my fituation . It has been obferved on fuch occafions , that " fome might fight , " but others would ...
... use , is not furely one of the difcriminating marks of wisdom . I maintain it boldly ; no man has a right to demand either my name or my fituation . It has been obferved on fuch occafions , that " fome might fight , " but others would ...
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... use ? To men , like you , it is needlefs or prefumptuous : to others , it is fuperfluous . I am indeed confident , that when all the perfonal objects of my praife or cenfure fhall have paffed from the fcene , this work will be found to ...
... use ? To men , like you , it is needlefs or prefumptuous : to others , it is fuperfluous . I am indeed confident , that when all the perfonal objects of my praife or cenfure fhall have paffed from the fcene , this work will be found to ...
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... use Sancho's phrase a little metaphorically ) " want better bread than is made of wheat . " Modern ears are abfolutely debauched by fuch poetry as Dr. Darwin's , which marks the de- cline of fimplicity and true taste in this country ...
... use Sancho's phrase a little metaphorically ) " want better bread than is made of wheat . " Modern ears are abfolutely debauched by fuch poetry as Dr. Darwin's , which marks the de- cline of fimplicity and true taste in this country ...
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againſt alfo alſo Author beſt Bishop Boileau called cauſe Chriftian Cicero compofition confider confideration critick defigned Dialogue Doctor Dorceus edition EDMUND BURKE eloquence Engliſh eſtabliſhed facred faid fame fatirical feems fenfe fhall fhould firft firſt fome fpeak fræna French ftate ftill ftrong fubject fublime fuch fuffered fure genius George Steevens Greek Hiftory himſelf honour itſelf laft learned Lord Lycophron maſter meaſure minifter moft moſt muft Muſe muſt myſelf never obferve occafion OCTAVIUS opinion paffage paffed perfons philofopher Pitt pleaſant Poem poet poetry political Pope praiſe prefent preferved Priapus principles profe Profeffor Progreffionift publick publiſhed purpoſe Purſuits PURSUITS OF LITERATURE reader reaſon refpect religion Roman Satire ſay ſcholar ſeems Shakspeare ſhall ſome ſpeak ſpirit ſtate Steevens ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tranflation underſtanding uſe verfe verſe Virg Warton whofe William Godwin words write δε εν και μεν τε
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