The feast of the poets, with notes, and other pieces in verse, by the editor of The Examiner. The dedication signed: Leigh HuntLondon, 1815 |
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... character of the individual , and the nature of the allusion , which involves a personality not warrant- able by any circumstances but those of coxcomical pretension , or gross origin . It is the first of the kind , he believes , that ...
... character of the individual , and the nature of the allusion , which involves a personality not warrant- able by any circumstances but those of coxcomical pretension , or gross origin . It is the first of the kind , he believes , that ...
Page xii
... characters . This however is deviating in- to politics . - Like most of the poetical inventions of modern times , the idea of Apollo's hold- ing sessions and elections is of Italian ori- gin ; but having been treated in it's most ...
... characters . This however is deviating in- to politics . - Like most of the poetical inventions of modern times , the idea of Apollo's hold- ing sessions and elections is of Italian ori- gin ; but having been treated in it's most ...
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... character of much of his principal poem , and the " slept himself weary " to his Castle of Indolence , which certainly falls off towards the conclusion , though it is exquisite for the most part , particularly in the outset . I would ...
... character of much of his principal poem , and the " slept himself weary " to his Castle of Indolence , which certainly falls off towards the conclusion , though it is exquisite for the most part , particularly in the outset . I would ...
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... character , and finding their ear at it's ease in common with the rest of their faculties , are content with the indolence it enjoys , and care not to enquire why it is satisfied . Besides , it is to be remembered , that the ...
... character , and finding their ear at it's ease in common with the rest of their faculties , are content with the indolence it enjoys , and care not to enquire why it is satisfied . Besides , it is to be remembered , that the ...
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... character to make emula- tion despair , it is a character also to make FEAST OF THE POETS . 39 39.
... character to make emula- tion despair , it is a character also to make FEAST OF THE POETS . 39 39.
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