The Spectator, Svazek 1Alexander Chalmers D. Appleton., 1879 |
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... genius of his own , and which , instead of promoting or opposing the turbulence of faction , instead of pull- ing down one ministry and setting up another , were calculated to lead the public mind to the cultiva- tion of common duties ...
... genius of his own , and which , instead of promoting or opposing the turbulence of faction , instead of pull- ing down one ministry and setting up another , were calculated to lead the public mind to the cultiva- tion of common duties ...
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... genius attain , than that of having purified intellectual pleasure , separated mirth from indecency , and wit from licentiousness ; of having taught a succession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness : and if I ...
... genius attain , than that of having purified intellectual pleasure , separated mirth from indecency , and wit from licentiousness ; of having taught a succession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness : and if I ...
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... genius that had been de- pressed or overlooked . His criticisms on Paradise Lost directed the public admiration to a work which is now justly the boast of the nation ; and , although his successors in critical labours have been able not ...
... genius that had been de- pressed or overlooked . His criticisms on Paradise Lost directed the public admiration to a work which is now justly the boast of the nation ; and , although his successors in critical labours have been able not ...
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... genius . A few facetio may occasion- ally be found among his successors ; but such a per petual flow , such a command of temper in ridicule , have never been given to any man in this country ; and to any other it would be in vain to ...
... genius . A few facetio may occasion- ally be found among his successors ; but such a per petual flow , such a command of temper in ridicule , have never been given to any man in this country ; and to any other it would be in vain to ...
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... genius . To Atterbury's style few objec- tions have been offered on the score of purity and elegance ; and his want of depth , or original think- ing , will not be readily discovered by those who are forming a style only . Shaftesbury ...
... genius . To Atterbury's style few objec- tions have been offered on the score of purity and elegance ; and his want of depth , or original think- ing , will not be readily discovered by those who are forming a style only . Shaftesbury ...
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