The Poetry of Life, Volume 1Carey, Lea, and Blanchard, 1835 - Life |
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... present work is to treat of poetic feeling , rather than poetry ; and this feeling I have endeavoured to describe as the great connecting link between our intellects and our affections ; while the customs of society , as well as the ...
... present work is to treat of poetic feeling , rather than poetry ; and this feeling I have endeavoured to describe as the great connecting link between our intellects and our affections ; while the customs of society , as well as the ...
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... present " a drug in the market , " is a phrase too hackneyed , too vulgar , and too frequently assented to , to need repetition here ; except as an established fact , the nature , cause , and consequence of which , I propose ...
... present " a drug in the market , " is a phrase too hackneyed , too vulgar , and too frequently assented to , to need repetition here ; except as an established fact , the nature , cause , and consequence of which , I propose ...
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... present day , and small , indeed , is the re- compense bestowed in these ungrateful times upon the poets who write because they cannot help it . Yet after all , is not this the true and legitimate method by which the genuine coin of ...
... present day , and small , indeed , is the re- compense bestowed in these ungrateful times upon the poets who write because they cannot help it . Yet after all , is not this the true and legitimate method by which the genuine coin of ...
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... present times is an unsalea- ble article needs then no farther proof than the ob- servation and experience of every day , and since it is as difficult to believe that the human mind with all the advantages afforded by the most ...
... present times is an unsalea- ble article needs then no farther proof than the ob- servation and experience of every day , and since it is as difficult to believe that the human mind with all the advantages afforded by the most ...
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... present day ; for though the human mind unquestionably retains the same ca- pabilities it possessed in the last century , it is possible that opportunities for imbibing strong impressions from external nature may not now be afforded ...
... present day ; for though the human mind unquestionably retains the same ca- pabilities it possessed in the last century , it is possible that opportunities for imbibing strong impressions from external nature may not now be afforded ...
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