Lives of the English Poets, Volumen1Oxford University Press, 1926 |
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... truth by calling imagination to the aid of reason ' ; and , if the definition be used with pliability , it may be made to cover a fairly wide field . But , when he set about to illustrate his idea of pleasure ' and ' truth , ' of ...
... truth by calling imagination to the aid of reason ' ; and , if the definition be used with pliability , it may be made to cover a fairly wide field . But , when he set about to illustrate his idea of pleasure ' and ' truth , ' of ...
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... truth ; and he that has flattery ready for all whom the vicissitudes of the world happen to exalt , must be scorned as a prostituted mind , that may retain the glitter of wit , but has lost the dignity of virtue . The Congratulation was ...
... truth ; and he that has flattery ready for all whom the vicissitudes of the world happen to exalt , must be scorned as a prostituted mind , that may retain the glitter of wit , but has lost the dignity of virtue . The Congratulation was ...
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... truth is told . Ascham , in his elegant description of those whom in modern language we term Wits , says , that they are open flatterers , and privy mockers . Waller shewed a little of both , when , upon sight of the Dutchess of ...
... truth is told . Ascham , in his elegant description of those whom in modern language we term Wits , says , that they are open flatterers , and privy mockers . Waller shewed a little of both , when , upon sight of the Dutchess of ...
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