The Spirit of the Age: Or Contemporary Portraits |
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He fixes his ambition on a high point of excellence , and spares no pains or time
in attaining it . He has less of the appearance of a man of genius , than any one
who has given such decided and ample proofs of it . He is ready only on
reflection ...
He fixes his ambition on a high point of excellence , and spares no pains or time
in attaining it . He has less of the appearance of a man of genius , than any one
who has given such decided and ample proofs of it . He is ready only on
reflection ...
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We believe the late Mr . John Scott went to his death - bed ( though a painful and
premature one ) with some degree of satisfaction , inasmuch as he had penned
the most elaborate panegyric on the Scotch Novels that had as yet appeared !
We believe the late Mr . John Scott went to his death - bed ( though a painful and
premature one ) with some degree of satisfaction , inasmuch as he had penned
the most elaborate panegyric on the Scotch Novels that had as yet appeared !
Сторінка 146
... in pain and solitude ! It is no wonder that the public repay with lengthened
applause and gratitude the pleasure they receive . He writes as fast as 146 THE
SPIRIT OF THE AGE .
... in pain and solitude ! It is no wonder that the public repay with lengthened
applause and gratitude the pleasure they receive . He writes as fast as 146 THE
SPIRIT OF THE AGE .
Сторінка 150
... of some with knotted cords till they pierced their brains , while they threw others
into dungeons swarming with serpents , snakes , and toads . ' But it would be
cruel to put the reader to the pain of perusing the remainder of the description .
... of some with knotted cords till they pierced their brains , while they threw others
into dungeons swarming with serpents , snakes , and toads . ' But it would be
cruel to put the reader to the pain of perusing the remainder of the description .
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They discover the madness of poetry , together with the inspiration : sullen ,
moody , capricious , fierce , inexorable , gloating on beauty , thirsting for revenge
, hurrying from the extremes of pleasure to pain , but with nothing permanent ...
They discover the madness of poetry , together with the inspiration : sullen ,
moody , capricious , fierce , inexorable , gloating on beauty , thirsting for revenge
, hurrying from the extremes of pleasure to pain , but with nothing permanent ...
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