The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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... imitation of men and manners ; we see the very web and texture of society as it really exists , and as we meet with ... imitate nature , could only hope for success from the fidelity of their pictures ; and were bound ( in self - defence ) ...
... imitation of men and manners ; we see the very web and texture of society as it really exists , and as we meet with ... imitate nature , could only hope for success from the fidelity of their pictures ; and were bound ( in self - defence ) ...
Page 349
... imitations of nature ; the one in marble , the other in words . It is evident , that the Greek poets had the same ... imitation of nature , as in describing the form of a beautiful woman , the poet is greatly inferior to the sculptor ...
... imitations of nature ; the one in marble , the other in words . It is evident , that the Greek poets had the same ... imitation of nature , as in describing the form of a beautiful woman , the poet is greatly inferior to the sculptor ...
Page 350
... imitation and imagination , indeed , are not only distinct , but almost opposite . The great difference , then , which we find between the classical and the romantic style , between ancient and modern poetry , is , that the one more ...
... imitation and imagination , indeed , are not only distinct , but almost opposite . The great difference , then , which we find between the classical and the romantic style , between ancient and modern poetry , is , that the one more ...
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