Imagination and Fancy: Or, Selections from the English Poets, Illustrative of Those First Requisites of Their Art; with Markings of the Best Passages, Critical Notices of the Writers, and an Essay in Answer to the Question "What is Poetry?"Smith, Elder & Company, 1891 - 315 pages |
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... never write equally to the purpose , except when they can dismiss everything from their minds but the like simple truth . In the beautiful poem of Sir Eger , Sir Graham , and Sir Gray - Steel ( see it in Ellis's Specimens , or Laing's ...
... never write equally to the purpose , except when they can dismiss everything from their minds but the like simple truth . In the beautiful poem of Sir Eger , Sir Graham , and Sir Gray - Steel ( see it in Ellis's Specimens , or Laing's ...
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... never remind us , like Titian's , of the force and fury , as well as of the graces of wine . His Jupiter will reduce no females to ashes ; his fairies be nothing fantastical ; his gnomes not " of the earth , earthy . " And this again ...
... never remind us , like Titian's , of the force and fury , as well as of the graces of wine . His Jupiter will reduce no females to ashes ; his fairies be nothing fantastical ; his gnomes not " of the earth , earthy . " And this again ...
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... never mortal bore , I think , on earth , To lift unto my lips the hand of him Who slew my boys . " He ceased ; and there arose Sharp longing in Achilles for his father ; And taking Priam by the hand , he gently Put him away ; for both ...
... never mortal bore , I think , on earth , To lift unto my lips the hand of him Who slew my boys . " He ceased ; and there arose Sharp longing in Achilles for his father ; And taking Priam by the hand , he gently Put him away ; for both ...
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... never show himself a poet in prose ; but that , being one , his desire and necessity will be to write in verse ; and that , if he were unable to do so , he would not , and could not , deserve his title . Verse to the true poet is no ...
... never show himself a poet in prose ; but that , being one , his desire and necessity will be to write in verse ; and that , if he were unable to do so , he would not , and could not , deserve his title . Verse to the true poet is no ...
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... never once offends ; Bright as the sun - her eyes the gazers strike , And like the sun - they shine on all alike ; Yet graceful ease - and sweetness void of pride , Might hide her faults - if belles had faults to hide ; If to her share ...
... never once offends ; Bright as the sun - her eyes the gazers strike , And like the sun - they shine on all alike ; Yet graceful ease - and sweetness void of pride , Might hide her faults - if belles had faults to hide ; If to her share ...
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