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... fame . The wild traditions of the North ; the French and Italian narratives of bold exploit , or idolatrous devotion to the Sex ; and those oriental tales , whose high - coloured conceptions of supernatural agency , royal grandeur , and ...
... fame . The wild traditions of the North ; the French and Italian narratives of bold exploit , or idolatrous devotion to the Sex ; and those oriental tales , whose high - coloured conceptions of supernatural agency , royal grandeur , and ...
Page v
... fame , that forced its way through the difficulties of his age . It is a fine remark of Bacon , that , ' while Art perfects things by parts , Nature perfects all together . ' The triumphant periods of nations have this excellence of ...
... fame , that forced its way through the difficulties of his age . It is a fine remark of Bacon , that , ' while Art perfects things by parts , Nature perfects all together . ' The triumphant periods of nations have this excellence of ...
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... fame has become proverbial , and is now beyond increase or diminution by posterity . If the conduct of his plays be sometimes dilatory , perplexed , and improbable ; no man ever redeemed those errors by such triumphant power over the ...
... fame has become proverbial , and is now beyond increase or diminution by posterity . If the conduct of his plays be sometimes dilatory , perplexed , and improbable ; no man ever redeemed those errors by such triumphant power over the ...
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... fame . He left his writings to the false and garbled copies of the theatre . It is not known that he even cared whether they ever passed to posterity . He retired from active life ; from the pleasures of general society , which he must ...
... fame . He left his writings to the false and garbled copies of the theatre . It is not known that he even cared whether they ever passed to posterity . He retired from active life ; from the pleasures of general society , which he must ...
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... fame increased to the verge of the grave . A rapid succession of Poets followed , of whom Pope retains the pre - eminence . His animation and poig- nancy made him the favourite of the higher ranks ; a favour which seldom embodies itself ...
... fame increased to the verge of the grave . A rapid succession of Poets followed , of whom Pope retains the pre - eminence . His animation and poig- nancy made him the favourite of the higher ranks ; a favour which seldom embodies itself ...
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