Essays, Letters from AbroadMoxon, 1845 - 164 pages |
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... nor pleasure in the fruition of a gross appetite for praise . He will learn to rest his dearest boast on the dignity of the art he cultivates , " A Defence of Poetry . " 1 and become aware that his best claim on the applause.
... nor pleasure in the fruition of a gross appetite for praise . He will learn to rest his dearest boast on the dignity of the art he cultivates , " A Defence of Poetry . " 1 and become aware that his best claim on the applause.
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... praise the poetry with enthusiasm , and even discrimi- nation ; but none understand the man . I hope this volume will set him in a juster point of view . If it be alleged in praise of Goethe that he was an artist as well as a poet ...
... praise the poetry with enthusiasm , and even discrimi- nation ; but none understand the man . I hope this volume will set him in a juster point of view . If it be alleged in praise of Goethe that he was an artist as well as a poet ...
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... praise of industry and system ; but he never forgets that he is a Christian and a Frenchman . Wieland , in his delightful novels , makes indeed a very tolerable Pagan , but cherishes too many political prejudices , and refrains from ...
... praise of industry and system ; but he never forgets that he is a Christian and a Frenchman . Wieland , in his delightful novels , makes indeed a very tolerable Pagan , but cherishes too many political prejudices , and refrains from ...
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... praise of Hercules and others , have ever celebrated that of Love ; but what is more astonishing , I have lately met with the book of some philoso- - " " Tis a good proposal , Pausanias , " said Aristo- phanes , " to contrive , in some ...
... praise of Hercules and others , have ever celebrated that of Love ; but what is more astonishing , I have lately met with the book of some philoso- - " " Tis a good proposal , Pausanias , " said Aristo- phanes , " to contrive , in some ...
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... remember . When they had ceased , Pausanias began thus : - " Simply to praise Love , O Phædrus , seems to me too bounded a scope for our discourse . If Love were one , it would be well . But 22 THE BANQUET OF PLATO .
... remember . When they had ceased , Pausanias began thus : - " Simply to praise Love , O Phædrus , seems to me too bounded a scope for our discourse . If Love were one , it would be well . But 22 THE BANQUET OF PLATO .
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