Critical, Historical and Miscellaneous Essays, المجلدات 1-2Hurd and Houghton, 1875 |
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الصفحة ix
... second success as a prize poet , we find him comparing prize poems to prize sheep . The object , " he says , " of the competitor for the agricultural premium is to produce an animal fit , BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF MACAULAY . ix.
... second success as a prize poet , we find him comparing prize poems to prize sheep . The object , " he says , " of the competitor for the agricultural premium is to produce an animal fit , BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF MACAULAY . ix.
الصفحة 56
... They present us with a mixture which can only be compared to the whimsical concert described by the humorous poet of Modena : " S ' udian gli usignuoli , al primo albore ناة CRITICISMS ON THE PRINCIPAL ITALIAN WRITERS .
... They present us with a mixture which can only be compared to the whimsical concert described by the humorous poet of Modena : " S ' udian gli usignuoli , al primo albore ناة CRITICISMS ON THE PRINCIPAL ITALIAN WRITERS .
الصفحة 71
... comparing them with others generally known . The boiling pitch in Malebolge was like that in the Venetian arsenal : - the mound on which he travelled along the banks of Phlegethon was like that between Ghent and Bruges , but not so ...
... comparing them with others generally known . The boiling pitch in Malebolge was like that in the Venetian arsenal : - the mound on which he travelled along the banks of Phlegethon was like that between Ghent and Bruges , but not so ...
الصفحة 77
... compared . The noblest models of Greek composition must yield to it . His words are the few- est and the best which it is possible to use . The first expression in which he clothes his thoughts is always so energetic and comprehensive ...
... compared . The noblest models of Greek composition must yield to it . His words are the few- est and the best which it is possible to use . The first expression in which he clothes his thoughts is always so energetic and comprehensive ...
الصفحة 85
... compared to an adventurer who accidentally lands in a rich and unknown island ; and who , though he may only set up an ill - shaped cross upon the shore , acquires possession of its treasures , and gives it his name . The claim of ...
... compared to an adventurer who accidentally lands in a rich and unknown island ; and who , though he may only set up an ill - shaped cross upon the shore , acquires possession of its treasures , and gives it his name . The claim of ...
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