The Enlightenment and English Literature: Prose and Poetry of the Eighteenth Century, with Selected Modern Critical EssaysJohn L. Mahoney |
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... things past and things conceived ; and so the question is only this : whether things that have place in the imag- ination , may not as properly be said to exist , as those that are seated in the memory ; which may be justly held in the ...
... things past and things conceived ; and so the question is only this : whether things that have place in the imag- ination , may not as properly be said to exist , as those that are seated in the memory ; which may be justly held in the ...
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... things they are in any de- gree proportionate , and where they fail us , I sup- pose it may be of use to prevail with the busy mind of man to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension , to stop when it is at ...
... things they are in any de- gree proportionate , and where they fail us , I sup- pose it may be of use to prevail with the busy mind of man to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension , to stop when it is at ...
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... thing ; nor , on the other side , question every thing , and disclaim all knowledge , because some things are not to be understood . It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line , though he cannot with it fathom all ...
... thing ; nor , on the other side , question every thing , and disclaim all knowledge , because some things are not to be understood . It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line , though he cannot with it fathom all ...
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Mark Akenside | 10 |
Alexander Pope | 15 |
from THE DUNCIAD | 98 |
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