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Again , what would become of the Posthæc meminisse juvabit of the poet , if a
principle of fluctuation and reaction is not inherent in the very constitution of our
nature , or if all moral truth is a mere literal truism ? ' We are not , then , so much
to ...
Again , what would become of the Posthæc meminisse juvabit of the poet , if a
principle of fluctuation and reaction is not inherent in the very constitution of our
nature , or if all moral truth is a mere literal truism ? ' We are not , then , so much
to ...
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... has been the lofty theme of the philosopher , the poet , the moralist , and the
divine , whose name was not first named to be abused by the enthusiasts of the
French Revolution , or to be blasphemed by the madder enthusiasts , the
advocates ...
... has been the lofty theme of the philosopher , the poet , the moralist , and the
divine , whose name was not first named to be abused by the enthusiasts of the
French Revolution , or to be blasphemed by the madder enthusiasts , the
advocates ...
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If he had not been a poet , he would have been a powerful logician ; if he had not
dipped his wing in the Unitarian controversy , he might have soared to the very
summit of fancy . But in writing verse , he is trying to . subject the Muse to ...
If he had not been a poet , he would have been a powerful logician ; if he had not
dipped his wing in the Unitarian controversy , he might have soared to the very
summit of fancy . But in writing verse , he is trying to . subject the Muse to ...
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At sixteen he wrote his Ode on Chatterton , and he still reverts to that period with
delight , not so much as it relates to himself ( for that string of his own early
promise of fame rather jars than otherwise ) but as exemplifying the youth of a
poet .
At sixteen he wrote his Ode on Chatterton , and he still reverts to that period with
delight , not so much as it relates to himself ( for that string of his own early
promise of fame rather jars than otherwise ) but as exemplifying the youth of a
poet .
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Liberty ( the philosophers and the poet ' s bride ) had fallen a victim , meanwhile ,
to the murderous practices of the hag , Legitimacy . Proscribed by court - hirelings
, too romantic for the herd of vulgar politicians , our enthusiast stood at bay ...
Liberty ( the philosophers and the poet ' s bride ) had fallen a victim , meanwhile ,
to the murderous practices of the hag , Legitimacy . Proscribed by court - hirelings
, too romantic for the herd of vulgar politicians , our enthusiast stood at bay ...
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