The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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Page 124
... less muscular strength ; less power of continued voluntary attention - of reason , passion , and imagination : but they are more easily impressed with whatever appeals to their senses or habitual prejudices . The intuitive perception of ...
... less muscular strength ; less power of continued voluntary attention - of reason , passion , and imagination : but they are more easily impressed with whatever appeals to their senses or habitual prejudices . The intuitive perception of ...
Page 176
... less learned , nor with a scarce less happy vein , but less fortunate in the event , who , though as renowned in their day , have sunk into mere oblivion , ' and of whom the only record ( but that the noblest ) is to be found in their ...
... less learned , nor with a scarce less happy vein , but less fortunate in the event , who , though as renowned in their day , have sunk into mere oblivion , ' and of whom the only record ( but that the noblest ) is to be found in their ...
Page 341
... less thought , less stuff of the conscience , ' less to give us pause , ' in his impetuous oratory , but he had equal fancy - not the same vastness and profundity , but more richness and beauty , more warmth and tenderness . He is as ...
... less thought , less stuff of the conscience , ' less to give us pause , ' in his impetuous oratory , but he had equal fancy - not the same vastness and profundity , but more richness and beauty , more warmth and tenderness . He is as ...
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