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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 Școtch 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 Școtch Novels that had as yet appeared !
Сторінка 146
... soothed 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 .
... soothed 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
They squeezed the heads 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 ...
They squeezed the heads 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 ...
Сторінка 169
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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| Назва | The Spirit of the Age, Or, Contemporary Portraits The Spirit of the Age, Or, Contemporary Portraits, William Hazlitt |
| Автор | William Hazlitt |
| Видання | 2 |
| Видавець | H. Colburn, 1825 |
| Оригінал із | Оксфордський університет |
| Оцифровано | 12 лип. 2007 |
| Обсяг | 408 стор. |
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