Anecdotes of Polite Literature ...G. Burnet, 1764 |
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... , and pe- netration is the effect of genius * . Con- greve * Pour penfer , il faut être homme de genie ; pour arranger penfées , il fuffit d'être homme d'e- sprit , greve was a man of an amazing lively wit , ( ( 14 )
... , and pe- netration is the effect of genius * . Con- greve * Pour penfer , il faut être homme de genie ; pour arranger penfées , il fuffit d'être homme d'e- sprit , greve was a man of an amazing lively wit , ( ( 14 )
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... lively picture even of a single emotion require an effort of genius , how much greater muft the effort be to compofe a paffionate dialogue , in which there as many different tones of paffion as there are fpeakers ? With what ductility ...
... lively picture even of a single emotion require an effort of genius , how much greater muft the effort be to compofe a paffionate dialogue , in which there as many different tones of paffion as there are fpeakers ? With what ductility ...
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... lively , and animated turn of expreffion ; or , according to M. de la Motte's definition of the fublime , it is the new and the true united in a grand idea , and expreffed with elegance and brevity . This paffage will bear the moft ...
... lively , and animated turn of expreffion ; or , according to M. de la Motte's definition of the fublime , it is the new and the true united in a grand idea , and expreffed with elegance and brevity . This paffage will bear the moft ...
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1 nefs and jarring of the fyllables gives us a lively image of the ftorm ; and the whole defcription is in itfelf a terrible . and furious tempeft * . The tranflation is very fine : He bursts upon them all : .. Burfts as a wave that ...
1 nefs and jarring of the fyllables gives us a lively image of the ftorm ; and the whole defcription is in itfelf a terrible . and furious tempeft * . The tranflation is very fine : He bursts upon them all : .. Burfts as a wave that ...
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... lively and animated Painting of the Paffions , which always fpeaks the hand of a great genius . manner , to men who lived in those early ages , in the infancy of the arts and fciences . The in- ventor of such a poem at prefent , would ...
... lively and animated Painting of the Paffions , which always fpeaks the hand of a great genius . manner , to men who lived in those early ages , in the infancy of the arts and fciences . The in- ventor of such a poem at prefent , would ...
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