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" Now doth the peerless poet perform both : for whatsoever the philosopher saith should be done, he giveth a perfect picture of it in some one, by whom he presupposeth it was done. So as he coupleth the general notion with the particular example. A perfect... "
The New-York Literary Gazette, and Phi Beta Kappa Repository - Page 119
1826
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The Works of the Honourable Sr. Philip Sidney, Kt. in Prose and Verse: I. A ...

Philip Sidney - 1724 - 270 pages
...be done, he giveth a perfect picture of it, by fome one by whom he pre-fuppoleth it was done, fb as he coupleth the general notion with the particular example. A perfect picture (I fay.) for he yieldeth to the powers of the mind an image of that whereof the philofopher beftoweth...
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Sir Philip Sydney's Defense of Poetry: And Observations on Poetry and ...

Sir Philip Sidney - Poetry - 1787 - 158 pages
...was done, fo as he conpleth the general notion with the particular example. A perfect picture (I fay) for he yieldeth to the powers of the mind an image of that whereof the philofopher beftoweth but a wordim defcription, which doth neither ftrike, pierce, nor poflefs the...
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The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent ..., Volume 2

Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 624 pages
...be done, he giveth a perfect picture of it, by some one by whom he pre-supposeth it was done, so as he coupleth the general notion with the particular...the mind an image of that, whereof the Philosopher bestoweth but a wordish description ; which doth neither strike, pierce, nor possess the sight of the...
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The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent ..., Volume 2

Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 616 pages
...be done, he giveth a perfect picture of it, by some one by whom he pre-supposeth it was done, so as he coupleth the general notion with the particular...the mind an image of that, whereof the Philosopher bestoweth but a wordish description ; which doth neither strike, pierce, nor possess the sight of the...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 10

Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...be done, he giveth a perfect picture of it, by some one by whom he presupposeth it was done ; so as he coupleth the general notion with the particular...the mind an image of that whereof the philosopher bestoweth but a wordish description, which doth neither strike, pierce, nor possess the sight of the...
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Retrospective Review, Volume 10

Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1824 - 378 pages
...be done, he giveth a perfect picture of it, by some one by whom he presupposeth it was done ; so as he coupleth the general notion with the particular...the mind an image of that whereof the philosopher bestoweth but a wordish description, which doth neither strike, pierce, nor possess the sight of the...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 10

Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...be done, he giveth a perfect picture of it, by some one by whom he presupposeth it was done; so as he coupleth the general notion with the particular...the mind an image of that whereof the philosopher bestoweth but a wordish description, which doth neither strike, pierce, nor possess the sight of the...
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Southern Review, Volume 5

1830 - 550 pages
...be done, he giveth a perfect picture of it, by some ene by whom he presupposeth it was done, so as he coupleth the general notion with the particular example. A perfect picture, 1 say ; for he yieldeth to the powers of the mind an image of that whereof the philosopher bestoweth...
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The Library of the Old English Prose Writers ...: Sir Philip Sidney's ...

English literature - 1831 - 368 pages
...be done, he giveth a perfect picture of it, by some one by whom he presupposeth ft was done, so as he coupleth the general notion with the particular...the mind an image of that whereof the philosopher bestoweth but a wordish description, which doth neither strike, pierce, nor possess the sight of the...
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Wales: And Other Poems

Maria James - American poetry - 1839 - 172 pages
...great mass of the people. " The poet" says Sir Philip Sydney,* " is your right popular philosopher — He yieldeth to the powers of the mind an image of that whereof the philosopher bestoweth but a wordish description, which doth neither strike, pierce, nor possess the soul so much...
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