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... genius of Pascal . In England it was begun by Hooker and Milton , but was carried to greater perfection by Sir William Temple and Dryden . To Sir William Temple Johnson gives the praise of having been " the first writer who gave cadence ...
... genius of Pascal . In England it was begun by Hooker and Milton , but was carried to greater perfection by Sir William Temple and Dryden . To Sir William Temple Johnson gives the praise of having been " the first writer who gave cadence ...
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... genius was essentially un- dramatic , while his comedies are sadly tainted with the licentiousness of the age . So prolific , however , was his talent , that in the course of a dozen years he wrote a greater number of plays than any ...
... genius was essentially un- dramatic , while his comedies are sadly tainted with the licentiousness of the age . So prolific , however , was his talent , that in the course of a dozen years he wrote a greater number of plays than any ...
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... genius . But we can hardly think that any satire deserves such praise . Of the highest class of poetry , a cheerful , genial spirit seems to be among the most essential qualities ; while the principal ingredients in all satire are ...
... genius . But we can hardly think that any satire deserves such praise . Of the highest class of poetry , a cheerful , genial spirit seems to be among the most essential qualities ; while the principal ingredients in all satire are ...
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... genius can produce a satisfactory translation of any long poem . Bentley , as is well known , told Pope his translation of the ' Iliad ' was a pretty poem , but must not be called Homer . And we confess a feeling that that judge- ment ...
... genius can produce a satisfactory translation of any long poem . Bentley , as is well known , told Pope his translation of the ' Iliad ' was a pretty poem , but must not be called Homer . And we confess a feeling that that judge- ment ...
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... genius seems to have been the power of reasoning , and of expressing the result in appropriate language . " ( Life , ' c . viii . ) Applying these descriptions of his predominant qualities to his general prose style , we find a very ...
... genius seems to have been the power of reasoning , and of expressing the result in appropriate language . " ( Life , ' c . viii . ) Applying these descriptions of his predominant qualities to his general prose style , we find a very ...
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