The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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... comic productions are interspersed with beautiful and eloquent descriptions , full of sentiment , such as the exquisite account of the fable of the halcyon put into the mouth of Socrates , and the heroic eulogy on Bacchus , which is ...
... comic productions are interspersed with beautiful and eloquent descriptions , full of sentiment , such as the exquisite account of the fable of the halcyon put into the mouth of Socrates , and the heroic eulogy on Bacchus , which is ...
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... comic genius , and tumbles about his un- wieldy bulk in an ocean of wit and humour . ' But in general it will be found ( if I am not mistaken ) that even in the very best of these , the spirit of humanity and the fancy of the poet ...
... comic genius , and tumbles about his un- wieldy bulk in an ocean of wit and humour . ' But in general it will be found ( if I am not mistaken ) that even in the very best of these , the spirit of humanity and the fancy of the poet ...
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... Comic Muse does not point , as she was wont , at the peculiarities of our gait and gesture , and exhibit the picturesque contrasts of our dress and costume , in all that graceful variety in which she delights . The genuine source of comic ...
... Comic Muse does not point , as she was wont , at the peculiarities of our gait and gesture , and exhibit the picturesque contrasts of our dress and costume , in all that graceful variety in which she delights . The genuine source of comic ...
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