The Portico, Volume 3Tobias Watkins, Stephen Simpson Neale Wills & Cole, 1817 |
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... beauties of the subject . He is not called upon to witness the sublime efforts of a science , by which the mind of man has been enabled to quit this ball of earth , and soar to the distant planets and remoter stars , that twinkle ...
... beauties of the subject . He is not called upon to witness the sublime efforts of a science , by which the mind of man has been enabled to quit this ball of earth , and soar to the distant planets and remoter stars , that twinkle ...
Page 109
... beauties , with the shade of occasional errours . In the delineation of character , Cowper may justly be affirmed to be most happy . Thus his description of a French- man , as he was of old , is painted in faithful colours of glowing ...
... beauties , with the shade of occasional errours . In the delineation of character , Cowper may justly be affirmed to be most happy . Thus his description of a French- man , as he was of old , is painted in faithful colours of glowing ...
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... beauties of sentiment , imagery , and diction ; the ver- sification is harmonious , the feelings expressed are natural and pathetick , and the style is characterised by a pleasing simplicity , well adapted to the novelty of situation ...
... beauties of sentiment , imagery , and diction ; the ver- sification is harmonious , the feelings expressed are natural and pathetick , and the style is characterised by a pleasing simplicity , well adapted to the novelty of situation ...
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