Anecdotes of Polite Literature ...G. Burnet, 1764 |
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... kind , which by facilitating the means of appearing learned , make us flight and overlook the course that ought to be followed in order to become really fo , are per- haps the fore - runners of the down- even a dull author with language ...
... kind , which by facilitating the means of appearing learned , make us flight and overlook the course that ought to be followed in order to become really fo , are per- haps the fore - runners of the down- even a dull author with language ...
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... kind , and would be very useful , if we knew how to reftrict the use of them to their true pur- pofe ; but from an abufe which becomes more general every day , they are taken for the boundary where we may stop our course , while they ...
... kind , and would be very useful , if we knew how to reftrict the use of them to their true pur- pofe ; but from an abufe which becomes more general every day , they are taken for the boundary where we may stop our course , while they ...
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... kind , and principally over thofe of literature . L'Esprit Philofophique , fays the Abbé du Bos , qui n'eft autre chofe que la raifon fortifiée par la réflexion & par l'éxpérience , & dont le nom feul auroit été nouveau pour les anciens ...
... kind , and principally over thofe of literature . L'Esprit Philofophique , fays the Abbé du Bos , qui n'eft autre chofe que la raifon fortifiée par la réflexion & par l'éxpérience , & dont le nom feul auroit été nouveau pour les anciens ...
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... kind . Every day that paffes , without producing fome perfor- mance equal or fuperior to that which is in poffeffion of the public efteem , ought to confirm it in that poffeffion , because it proves ftill more and more the fcarcity of ...
... kind . Every day that paffes , without producing fome perfor- mance equal or fuperior to that which is in poffeffion of the public efteem , ought to confirm it in that poffeffion , because it proves ftill more and more the fcarcity of ...
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preffible fomething diffused over the whole perfon , that is adapted by a kind of filent attraction to please particular people . " When an ugly woman is be- loved , fays Bruyere , it must certainly be very defperately ; for either it ...
preffible fomething diffused over the whole perfon , that is adapted by a kind of filent attraction to please particular people . " When an ugly woman is be- loved , fays Bruyere , it must certainly be very defperately ; for either it ...
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Addiſon admirable Alcamenes Apelles becauſe bring certain taunts compofition criticifm itſelf criticiſms appeared critics is reaſonable critique elle-meme defcription deferves elegy employ themſelves fame fatirized favourite's reputa fays feeing the latent feems fentiments feveral fhaft of ridicule fhall fhould fince fome fore his criticiſms fpirit ftrokes fubject fuch proper objects genius greateſt haughty infolence hiftorian hiftory himſelf infolence of decifion injudicious and malevolent itfelf as lightly itſelf is abfurd Journal des Sçavans judgments are humour juft liger wrote modeſty moft Monody moſt muſt n'eft qu'un art nions number of thoſe paffage paffions Phidias philofophical pieces pleaſure in feeing plufieurs menfonges poem poet poetry been obliged praiſe prefent publiſhed racter raiſe his favourite's reafon reffemble le mieux ridicule of injudicious taunts and reflections thefe themſelves in pointing theſe thofe thoſe who bring Tibullus tion trifling critics ture extremely uſeful verfification Virgil Virgil's tomb world with diffidence Young here mentions
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