National Review, Volume 3Robert Theobold, 1856 |
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Page 42
... possessed , and in the highest degree , what more is wanted for the latter purpose . He had a mobility , a naked susceptibility in the emotional part of his nature , vibrating with every change of those impressions which his physical ...
... possessed , and in the highest degree , what more is wanted for the latter purpose . He had a mobility , a naked susceptibility in the emotional part of his nature , vibrating with every change of those impressions which his physical ...
Page 44
... pleasure he can derive from them . He never mentions them as if they had any existence on their own ac- count . Most insufferable is he when he speaks of purity and innocence , as if they possessed it only in order 44 Thomas Moore .
... pleasure he can derive from them . He never mentions them as if they had any existence on their own ac- count . Most insufferable is he when he speaks of purity and innocence , as if they possessed it only in order 44 Thomas Moore .
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innocence , as if they possessed it only in order to give them a greater charm for their lovers ; when he says of the pleasures of indiscriminate attachments , " " Tis sweet , when all Their witcheries pall , To have a pure love to fly ...
innocence , as if they possessed it only in order to give them a greater charm for their lovers ; when he says of the pleasures of indiscriminate attachments , " " Tis sweet , when all Their witcheries pall , To have a pure love to fly ...
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... possessed with these , lets his mind run free as to the mass of petty externals , the accidents of his subject . He can trust his genius that they will all be in- stinctively kept true to the dominant image in the imagination ; and that ...
... possessed with these , lets his mind run free as to the mass of petty externals , the accidents of his subject . He can trust his genius that they will all be in- stinctively kept true to the dominant image in the imagination ; and that ...
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... possessed by the overweening conceit that his rounded periods would save the state , and the other was a kind of heathen Puritan who deemed that dressing like a pauper and dining on herbs would render back to his countrymen the hardy ...
... possessed by the overweening conceit that his rounded periods would save the state , and the other was a kind of heathen Puritan who deemed that dressing like a pauper and dining on herbs would render back to his countrymen the hardy ...
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