The New-York Review, Volume 4George Dearborn & Company, 1839 |
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... Human Greatness : a Dis- course on the Life and Character of Nathaniel Bow- ditch , etc. By ALEXANDER YOUNG . III . THE CONGRESS OF 1774 . Historical Address delivered before the Philoma- thean Society of the University of Pennsylvania ...
... Human Greatness : a Dis- course on the Life and Character of Nathaniel Bow- ditch , etc. By ALEXANDER YOUNG . III . THE CONGRESS OF 1774 . Historical Address delivered before the Philoma- thean Society of the University of Pennsylvania ...
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... human knowledge which has been a chart for inquiry , he did not forget " that part of learning styled poesy , " but saw in it the aspirations of " the spirit of man for a more ample greatness , a more exact goodness , the world being in ...
... human knowledge which has been a chart for inquiry , he did not forget " that part of learning styled poesy , " but saw in it the aspirations of " the spirit of man for a more ample greatness , a more exact goodness , the world being in ...
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... human things . " When Milton addresses the parliament , he is true to his fraternity , and cites , as an authority to that tribunal , the imaginative lore of " our sage and serious poet , Spenser , whom , " he adds , " I dare be known ...
... human things . " When Milton addresses the parliament , he is true to his fraternity , and cites , as an authority to that tribunal , the imaginative lore of " our sage and serious poet , Spenser , whom , " he adds , " I dare be known ...
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... human thoughts , human passions , emotions , language . " And how familiar is that other exquisite sentence growing , in which he tells us " poetry has been to me its own exceeding great reward ; ' it has soothed my afflictions ; it has ...
... human thoughts , human passions , emotions , language . " And how familiar is that other exquisite sentence growing , in which he tells us " poetry has been to me its own exceeding great reward ; ' it has soothed my afflictions ; it has ...
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... human brain . These it is the busi- ness of poetical genius to detect , and bring into distinct and visible form : to embody them in elegant and vigorous language , and to add the harmony of rhythm . " .... " A gifted spirit goes forth ...
... human brain . These it is the busi- ness of poetical genius to detect , and bring into distinct and visible form : to embody them in elegant and vigorous language , and to add the harmony of rhythm . " .... " A gifted spirit goes forth ...
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