The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent Divines, Patriots, Statemen, Warriors, Philosophers, Poets, and Artists of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Accention of Henry VIII, to the Present Time, Volumen5J. Mawman, 1816 |
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... critic ought to read for it's elegance , the philosopher for it's argument , and the saint for it's piety . " Wordsworth's well - chosen motto , from Bishop Taylor , for the reprint of his life is , " Deceive not yourselves : God's ...
... critic ought to read for it's elegance , the philosopher for it's argument , and the saint for it's piety . " Wordsworth's well - chosen motto , from Bishop Taylor , for the reprint of his life is , " Deceive not yourselves : God's ...
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... critic censures on his works may shower , Like faith , his freedom has a saving power . ' This testimony from a poet , observes Aikin , is the more honourable , as Burnet was by no means partial to poets , and has exposed himself to ...
... critic censures on his works may shower , Like faith , his freedom has a saving power . ' This testimony from a poet , observes Aikin , is the more honourable , as Burnet was by no means partial to poets , and has exposed himself to ...
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... critic would allow of . His first thoughts may sometimes require more digestion , not from a defect in his judgement , but from the abundance of his fancy , which furnishes too fast for him . His friends love him too well to see small ...
... critic would allow of . His first thoughts may sometimes require more digestion , not from a defect in his judgement , but from the abundance of his fancy , which furnishes too fast for him . His friends love him too well to see small ...
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... critic in it : he , also , had Common Prayer read in Irish every Sunday in his cathedral for the benefit of the converts he had made , and was always present at it himself , and he engaged all his clergy to set up schools in their ...
... critic in it : he , also , had Common Prayer read in Irish every Sunday in his cathedral for the benefit of the converts he had made , and was always present at it himself , and he engaged all his clergy to set up schools in their ...
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... critics been pronounced the greatest of his performances . Halifax had recently been impeached by the Com- mons , for having procured exorbitant grants from the crown to his own use ; and was farther charged with cutting down and ...
... critics been pronounced the greatest of his performances . Halifax had recently been impeached by the Com- mons , for having procured exorbitant grants from the crown to his own use ; and was farther charged with cutting down and ...
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Página 436 - Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne...
Página 464 - If the flights of Dryden therefore, are higher, Pope continues longer on the wing. If of Dryden's fire the blaze is brighter, of Pope's the heat is more regular and constant. Dryden often surpasses expectation, and Pope never falls below it. Dryden is read with frequent astonishment, and Pope with perpetual delight.
Página 424 - Though oft the ear the open vowels tire; While expletives their feeble aid do join; And ten low words oft creep in one dull line: While they ring round the same unvaried chimes With sure returns of still expected rhymes: Where'er you find "the cooling western breeze...
Página 431 - Hark! they whisper; Angels say, Sister Spirit, come away. What is this absorbs me quite? Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath?
Página 24 - I judge it as certain and clear a truth, as can any where be delivered, that the invisible things of God are clearly seen from the creation of the world, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and godhead.
Página 424 - the cooling western breeze,' In the next line, it 'whispers through the trees;' If crystal streams 'with pleasing murmurs creep...
Página 132 - No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness; of having taught a succession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness; and, if I may use expressions yet more awful, of having turned many to righteousness.
Página 463 - There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was not the sole praise of either: for both excelled likewise in prose; but Pope did not borrow his prose from his predecessor. The style of Dryden is capricious and varied; that of Pope is cautious and uniform.
Página 139 - Ev'n the rough rocks with tender myrtle bloom, And trodden weeds send out a rich perfume. Bear me, some god, to Baia's gentle seats, Or cover me in Umbria's green retreats ; Where western gales eternally reside, And all the seasons lavish all their pride ; Blossoms, and fruits, and flowers together rise, And the whole year in gay confusion lies.
Página 158 - Soft peace she brings wherever she arrives; She builds our quiet as she forms our lives; Lays the rough paths of peevish nature even, And opens in each heart a little heaven.