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The object of the poetry of the passions again is to illustrate any strong feeling , by shewing the same feeling as connected with objects or circum- stances more palpable and touching ; but here the object was to strain and distort the ...
The object of the poetry of the passions again is to illustrate any strong feeling , by shewing the same feeling as connected with objects or circum- stances more palpable and touching ; but here the object was to strain and distort the ...
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The feeling is very common indeed ; though carried to an unusual and improbable excess , or to one with which from the individuality and minuteness of the circumstances , we cannot readily sympathise . It is rare that a philosopher is a ...
The feeling is very common indeed ; though carried to an unusual and improbable excess , or to one with which from the individuality and minuteness of the circumstances , we cannot readily sympathise . It is rare that a philosopher is a ...
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The Man of Feeling . Published in 1771 . The lone figure of Miss Walton . Cf. the Plain Speaker essay , ' On Reading Old Books ( 1821 ) : ' I have a sneaking kindness for Mackenzie's Julia de Roubigné - for the deserted mansion ...
The Man of Feeling . Published in 1771 . The lone figure of Miss Walton . Cf. the Plain Speaker essay , ' On Reading Old Books ( 1821 ) : ' I have a sneaking kindness for Mackenzie's Julia de Roubigné - for the deserted mansion ...
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| Title | The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6 The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Percival Presland Howe |
| Author | William Hazlitt |
| Editors | Percival Presland Howe, Alfred Rayney Waller, Arnold Glover |
| Compiled by | James Thornton |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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