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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 greatly prevail over the mere wit and satire , and that we sympathise with his characters ...
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 greatly prevail over the mere wit and satire , and that we sympathise with his characters ...
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He describes each place with the accuracy of a topographer , and the enthusiasm of a poet , as if his Muse were the very genius loci . His Heroical Epistles are also excellent . He has a few lighter pieces , but none of exquisite beauty ...
He describes each place with the accuracy of a topographer , and the enthusiasm of a poet , as if his Muse were the very genius loci . His Heroical Epistles are also excellent . He has a few lighter pieces , but none of exquisite beauty ...
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modern poets , accordingly , may be conceived to hail the glories of the antique world , dawning through the dark abyss of ... The same article contains the following censure of this style : The true poet identifies the reader with the ...
modern poets , accordingly , may be conceived to hail the glories of the antique world , dawning through the dark abyss of ... The same article contains the following censure of this style : The true poet identifies the reader with the ...
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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 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 6 Jul 2009 |
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