Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Page 146
... poet write a true rama , then he is Cæsar , and not the player of Cæsar ; then the self - same strain of thought , emo- tion as pure , wit as subtle , motions as swift , mounting , extravagant , and a heart as great , self- sufficing ...
... poet write a true rama , then he is Cæsar , and not the player of Cæsar ; then the self - same strain of thought , emo- tion as pure , wit as subtle , motions as swift , mounting , extravagant , and a heart as great , self- sufficing ...
Page 183
... poet if he spins his thread too fine , and does not substantiate his romance by the munic- ipal virtues of justice , punctuality , fidelity and pity . I hate the prostitution of the name of friendship to signify modish and worldly ...
... poet if he spins his thread too fine , and does not substantiate his romance by the munic- ipal virtues of justice , punctuality , fidelity and pity . I hate the prostitution of the name of friendship to signify modish and worldly ...
Page 255
... poets , a wisdom of humanity , which is superior to any talents they exercise . The author , the wit , the partisan ... poet makes us feel our own wealth , and then we think less of his compositions . His greatest communication to our ...
... poets , a wisdom of humanity , which is superior to any talents they exercise . The author , the wit , the partisan ... poet makes us feel our own wealth , and then we think less of his compositions . His greatest communication to our ...
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