Occasional Addresses, 1893-1916Macmillan, 1918 - 194 pages |
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Page 18
... appear the heathen deities ; Jove and Phoebus , Neptune and Aeolus , with a long train of mythological imagery , such as a college easily supplies . . . . He who thus grieves will excite no sympathy ; he who thus praises will confer no ...
... appear the heathen deities ; Jove and Phoebus , Neptune and Aeolus , with a long train of mythological imagery , such as a college easily supplies . . . . He who thus grieves will excite no sympathy ; he who thus praises will confer no ...
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... appear to me to sum up all that can be wisely said upon the matter , and that is , first , to study great models , and secondly , to practise diligently for yourself . As regards the first , excellent and admirable as is the quality of ...
... appear to me to sum up all that can be wisely said upon the matter , and that is , first , to study great models , and secondly , to practise diligently for yourself . As regards the first , excellent and admirable as is the quality of ...
Page 38
... appears to me to merit a high place . He is said to have been an indifferent painter of portraits with the brush . If he was , it was not , as these pages show , from a lack of power either to observe and remember superficial traits of ...
... appears to me to merit a high place . He is said to have been an indifferent painter of portraits with the brush . If he was , it was not , as these pages show , from a lack of power either to observe and remember superficial traits of ...
Page 40
... appear the better reason . " One is reminded of Porson's remark , that while Pitt carefully considered his sentences before he uttered them , Fox threw himself into the middle of his , and left it to God Almighty to get him out again ...
... appear the better reason . " One is reminded of Porson's remark , that while Pitt carefully considered his sentences before he uttered them , Fox threw himself into the middle of his , and left it to God Almighty to get him out again ...
Page 42
... appear less than he really is , while Wordsworth struggles to be thought at the moment greater than he is suspected to be . I think that Scott's success would have made Wordsworth insuffer- able , while Wordsworth's failure would not ...
... appear less than he really is , while Wordsworth struggles to be thought at the moment greater than he is suspected to be . I think that Scott's success would have made Wordsworth insuffer- able , while Wordsworth's failure would not ...
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