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Mr . Fawcett ( an old friend and fellow - student of our author , and who always
spoke of his writings with admiration , tinctured with wonder ) used to mention a
circumstance with respect to the last - mentioned work , which may throw some
light ...
Mr . Fawcett ( an old friend and fellow - student of our author , and who always
spoke of his writings with admiration , tinctured with wonder ) used to mention a
circumstance with respect to the last - mentioned work , which may throw some
light ...
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on those who use him cavalierly , and to be cavalier to those who express an
undue or unqualified admiration of him . He looks up with unfeigned respect to
acknowledged reputation ( but then it must be very well ascertained before he
admits ...
on those who use him cavalierly , and to be cavalier to those who express an
undue or unqualified admiration of him . He looks up with unfeigned respect to
acknowledged reputation ( but then it must be very well ascertained before he
admits ...
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The alteration of his taste in poetry , from an exclusive admiration of the age of
Queen Anne to an almost equally exclusive one of that of Elizabeth , is , we
suspect , owing to Mr . Coleridge , who some twenty years ago , threw a great
stone into ...
The alteration of his taste in poetry , from an exclusive admiration of the age of
Queen Anne to an almost equally exclusive one of that of Elizabeth , is , we
suspect , owing to Mr . Coleridge , who some twenty years ago , threw a great
stone into ...
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If Mr . Coleridge had not been the most impressive talker of his age , he would
probably have been the finest writer ; but he lays down his pen to make sure of
an auditor , and mortgages the admiration of posterity for the stare of an idler .
If Mr . Coleridge had not been the most impressive talker of his age , he would
probably have been the finest writer ; but he lays down his pen to make sure of
an auditor , and mortgages the admiration of posterity for the stare of an idler .
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redeems the otherwise « faultless monster " within the bounds of humanity , and ,
when admiration is exhausted and curiosity ceases , excites a new interest by
leading to the idle ques . tion whether it is an advantage to the preacher or not .
redeems the otherwise « faultless monster " within the bounds of humanity , and ,
when admiration is exhausted and curiosity ceases , excites a new interest by
leading to the idle ques . tion whether it is an advantage to the preacher or not .
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