The Gentleman's Magazine, Volumes 156-157F. Jefferies, 1834 |
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... observation ; and therefore we have been able to pay the more attention to many old and neglected volumes of Poetry , which , besides their intrinsic value , throw a light on circum- stances connected with our language , manners , and ...
... observation ; and therefore we have been able to pay the more attention to many old and neglected volumes of Poetry , which , besides their intrinsic value , throw a light on circum- stances connected with our language , manners , and ...
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... observations beyond the room which we could prudently spare ; and a delay may arise , from our anxiety to state the reasons with fulness and impartiality which govern our critical decisions . We hope , how- ever , that there is little ...
... observations beyond the room which we could prudently spare ; and a delay may arise , from our anxiety to state the reasons with fulness and impartiality which govern our critical decisions . We hope , how- ever , that there is little ...
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... Richardson's Correspondence , published subsequently to the time when this observation was made , Mr. Green's remark proves true . pursued , " which Sir James Mackintosh strongly recommended to 1834. ] 15 Diary of a Lover of Literature .
... Richardson's Correspondence , published subsequently to the time when this observation was made , Mr. Green's remark proves true . pursued , " which Sir James Mackintosh strongly recommended to 1834. ] 15 Diary of a Lover of Literature .
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... observation than of sensibility of taste . Of an epic poem he remarks , that the story is the least essential part ; force of versification , vivacity of images , justness of description , and the natural play of the passions , are the ...
... observation than of sensibility of taste . Of an epic poem he remarks , that the story is the least essential part ; force of versification , vivacity of images , justness of description , and the natural play of the passions , are the ...
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... Observations on the Statutes , " that few lawyers or historians have perused in a regular course of reading . " It is true that the prospect held forth by these volumes is sufficient to discourage every one but the most zealous . The ...
... Observations on the Statutes , " that few lawyers or historians have perused in a regular course of reading . " It is true that the prospect held forth by these volumes is sufficient to discourage every one but the most zealous . The ...
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Page 600 - What little suppers, or sizings, as they were called, have I enjoyed ; when jEschylus, and Plato, and Thucydides were pushed aside, with a pile of lexicons, &c. to discuss the pamphlets of the day. Ever and anon, a pamphlet issued from the pen of Burke. There was no need of having the book before us. Coleridge had read it in the morning, and in the evening he would repeat whole pages verbatim.
Page 462 - So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man : for the Lord fought for Israel.
Page 462 - Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Page 82 - For when the breath of man goeth forth, he shall turn again to his earth, and then all his thoughts perish.
Page 340 - My father, my husband, and myself, sat down to a frugal neat supper, in a silence uninterrupted, except by exclamations of gladness from Mr Siddons. My father enjoyed his refreshments ; but occasionally stopped short, and, laying down his knife and fork, lifting up his venerable face, and throwing back his silver hair, gave way to tears of happiness.
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