Essays, Letters from AbroadMoxon, 1845 - 164 pages |
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... imagination that animates his poetry was founded on heartfelt passion , and purity , and elevation of character ... imaginative but not flowery ; the periods have an intonation full of majesty and grace ; and the harmony of the style ...
... imagination that animates his poetry was founded on heartfelt passion , and purity , and elevation of character ... imaginative but not flowery ; the periods have an intonation full of majesty and grace ; and the harmony of the style ...
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... imaginative faculty ever displayed by man — the creator of much of the purity of sentiment which in another guise was adopted by the founders of chivalry - the man who endowed Socrates with a large portion of that reputation for wisdom ...
... imaginative faculty ever displayed by man — the creator of much of the purity of sentiment which in another guise was adopted by the founders of chivalry - the man who endowed Socrates with a large portion of that reputation for wisdom ...
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... imaginative man , who can vividly figure the feelings of his fellow - creatures , can alone conceive ; * and it brings ... imagination . The creation , such as it was perceived by his mind — a unit in immensity , was slight and narrow ...
... imaginative man , who can vividly figure the feelings of his fellow - creatures , can alone conceive ; * and it brings ... imagination . The creation , such as it was perceived by his mind — a unit in immensity , was slight and narrow ...
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... imagination and awoke sensation , and rendered him dizzy from too great keenness of emotion ; * " But in this life Of terror , ignorance , and strife , Where nothing is , but all things seem , And we the shadows of the dream : It is a ...
... imagination and awoke sensation , and rendered him dizzy from too great keenness of emotion ; * " But in this life Of terror , ignorance , and strife , Where nothing is , but all things seem , And we the shadows of the dream : It is a ...
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... imaginative sympathy , so to speak , which such a system necessitates , we must think highly of the generosity and self - abnegation of the man who regulated his conduct undeviatingly by it . Can anything be more beautiful than these ...
... imaginative sympathy , so to speak , which such a system necessitates , we must think highly of the generosity and self - abnegation of the man who regulated his conduct undeviatingly by it . Can anything be more beautiful than these ...
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