An Essay on the Genius of Shakespeare: With Critical Remarks on the Characters of Romeo, Hamlet, Juliet, and Ophelia ; Together with Some Observations on the Writings of Sir Walter Scott. To which is Annexed, A Letter to Lord -----, Containing a Critique on Taste, Judgment, and Rhetorical Expression, and Remarks on the Leading Actors of the Day ...J. Bigg, 1826 - 206 pages |
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... poetry . The play I am now speaking of is the most eloquent instance of it . I here remark that since the death of ... poetry . It is in song poetry that Moore , pre - eminently and dazzlingly stands before every other writer since the ...
... poetry . The play I am now speaking of is the most eloquent instance of it . I here remark that since the death of ... poetry . It is in song poetry that Moore , pre - eminently and dazzlingly stands before every other writer since the ...
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... poetry for the purpose of manufacturing an address to nature , and to tell , in a very philosophical manner to the audience , that the vulture is as careful of her young as the ring - dove . This might do very well in descriptive poetry ...
... poetry for the purpose of manufacturing an address to nature , and to tell , in a very philosophical manner to the audience , that the vulture is as careful of her young as the ring - dove . This might do very well in descriptive poetry ...
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... poetry . The Design of a painting , is what shows talent --not the colouring of it . For this reason , Epic composition is harder than landscape or portrait painting . i .. Episodial composition in poetry and painting is difficult ...
... poetry . The Design of a painting , is what shows talent --not the colouring of it . For this reason , Epic composition is harder than landscape or portrait painting . i .. Episodial composition in poetry and painting is difficult ...
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