Anecdotes of Polite Literature ...G. Burnet, 1764 |
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... whole tribe of authors rofe up against their works , and effectu- ally cried it down . De Sallo abandoned entirely , after having published a third Journal on the 30th of March , 1665 . Gallois was determined to continue it ; yet did ...
... whole tribe of authors rofe up against their works , and effectu- ally cried it down . De Sallo abandoned entirely , after having published a third Journal on the 30th of March , 1665 . Gallois was determined to continue it ; yet did ...
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... the detail ; and whilft a majority among them fhall agree to fay , a work is good upon the whole , there fhall not be any agreement in their judgments upon the feveral parts of it , upon upon this or that particular paffage in it . * ( 13 )
... the detail ; and whilft a majority among them fhall agree to fay , a work is good upon the whole , there fhall not be any agreement in their judgments upon the feveral parts of it , upon upon this or that particular paffage in it . * ( 13 )
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... whole body of the ftate , over all the arts , over all profeffions , over works of genius of every kind , and principally over thofe of literature . L'Esprit Philofophique , fays the Abbé du Bos , qui n'eft autre chofe que la raifon ...
... whole body of the ftate , over all the arts , over all profeffions , over works of genius of every kind , and principally over thofe of literature . L'Esprit Philofophique , fays the Abbé du Bos , qui n'eft autre chofe que la raifon ...
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... whole , when they are bad ones of the invention , a part which conftitutes the principal merit of works , and diftinguishes the great genius from the fimple artift ? fince a work may be compofed with the greatest exactnefs fince ( 18 ) ...
... whole , when they are bad ones of the invention , a part which conftitutes the principal merit of works , and diftinguishes the great genius from the fimple artift ? fince a work may be compofed with the greatest exactnefs fince ( 18 ) ...
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... will very poffibly anfwer , that they fee nothing beautiful in thefe , confidered feparately ; fo that we may very reason- ably conclude beauty to be an inex- D 2 preffible preffible fomething diffused over the whole perfon , that is ( 35 )
... will very poffibly anfwer , that they fee nothing beautiful in thefe , confidered feparately ; fo that we may very reason- ably conclude beauty to be an inex- D 2 preffible preffible fomething diffused over the whole perfon , that is ( 35 )
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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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