The Book of Gems: Pomfret to BloomfieldSamuel Carter Hall Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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... genius . They are remarkable , however , in a high degree , for their power of versifi- cation . Their ease and vivacity have never been excelled . We think them also , in conversational humour , in homely but powerful satire , and in a ...
... genius . They are remarkable , however , in a high degree , for their power of versifi- cation . Their ease and vivacity have never been excelled . We think them also , in conversational humour , in homely but powerful satire , and in a ...
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... genius of classical learning . In a word , the character of Addison's mind was not poetical . He was a fine essayist and a correct critic , and in his life he never failed to sustain the character and respectability of letters . His ...
... genius of classical learning . In a word , the character of Addison's mind was not poetical . He was a fine essayist and a correct critic , and in his life he never failed to sustain the character and respectability of letters . His ...
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... genius while yet a child . At the age of sixteen , his abilities had be- come so generally known that it was proposed to raise a subscription for his support at the University . The youth had , however , resolved to adhere to the tenets ...
... genius while yet a child . At the age of sixteen , his abilities had be- come so generally known that it was proposed to raise a subscription for his support at the University . The youth had , however , resolved to adhere to the tenets ...
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... genius was soon afterwards presented to him . In 1706 he published the poem upon Cider , written on the model of the Georgics - a poem of which Dr. Johnson , usually so chary of praise , has said , " it need not shun the presence of the ...
... genius was soon afterwards presented to him . In 1706 he published the poem upon Cider , written on the model of the Georgics - a poem of which Dr. Johnson , usually so chary of praise , has said , " it need not shun the presence of the ...
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... genius ? is it deeply learn'd In mathematics ? Has it fram'd such laws , Which but to guess , a Newton made immortal ? If so , how each sage atom laughs at me , Who think a clod inferior to a man ! If art , to form ; and counsel , to ...
... genius ? is it deeply learn'd In mathematics ? Has it fram'd such laws , Which but to guess , a Newton made immortal ? If so , how each sage atom laughs at me , Who think a clod inferior to a man ! If art , to form ; and counsel , to ...
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