Essays on Song-writing: With a Collection of Such English Songs as are Most Eminent for Poetical MeritW. Eyres, 1774 - 286 pages |
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Page vii
... of an Effayift , instead of a mere compiler . If the attempts which fhould fupport this more honourable character have not the fortune to meet with approbation , I must a 4 I must be contented with my humble endeavours to please PREFACE .
... of an Effayift , instead of a mere compiler . If the attempts which fhould fupport this more honourable character have not the fortune to meet with approbation , I must a 4 I must be contented with my humble endeavours to please PREFACE .
Page viii
... must be contented with my humble endeavours to please by the merits of others ; yet I cannot acknowledge any impropriety in the defign , well remembering that Horace promises his friends not only to present them with verse , but to tell ...
... must be contented with my humble endeavours to please by the merits of others ; yet I cannot acknowledge any impropriety in the defign , well remembering that Horace promises his friends not only to present them with verse , but to tell ...
Page x
... must admire , and ought to refpect . These were the luxuriances of an age , when the men of plea- fure lavished wit and genius , as well as health and fortune , upon their diverfions . Had they lived at a time when tafte was more ...
... must admire , and ought to refpect . These were the luxuriances of an age , when the men of plea- fure lavished wit and genius , as well as health and fortune , upon their diverfions . Had they lived at a time when tafte was more ...
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... must have been very much confined to the de- scription of external objects , and the nar- ration of events . This is a neceffary con- fequence of the barrennefs of infant lan- guage with regard to abftract ideas , and is confirmed by ...
... must have been very much confined to the de- scription of external objects , and the nar- ration of events . This is a neceffary con- fequence of the barrennefs of infant lan- guage with regard to abftract ideas , and is confirmed by ...
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... must be expreffed by a reference to exter- nal objects . The lover who had fought for natural comparisons to paint the charms of his mistress , muft feek for others to ex- prefs the emotions of his mind . He muft burn with desire , and ...
... must be expreffed by a reference to exter- nal objects . The lover who had fought for natural comparisons to paint the charms of his mistress , muft feek for others to ex- prefs the emotions of his mind . He muft burn with desire , and ...
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