Literary Amusements, in Verse and ProseGarland Pub., 1970 - 76 pages |
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... confift in- Things often thought , but ne'er so well express'd . Improvements of the expreffion will be found , in every remarkable instance , to be an improvement on the Thought : the thing is better expreffed , because better ...
... confift in- Things often thought , but ne'er so well express'd . Improvements of the expreffion will be found , in every remarkable instance , to be an improvement on the Thought : the thing is better expreffed , because better ...
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... confift in converting advantages into Disgraces , and in making thofe things indications of wickedness or weak- nefs which Nature feems to have intended for marks of Distinction - thus , should the Man whom you would difcredit , be ...
... confift in converting advantages into Disgraces , and in making thofe things indications of wickedness or weak- nefs which Nature feems to have intended for marks of Distinction - thus , should the Man whom you would difcredit , be ...
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Addiſon addrefs affert Allegory Author beauty becauſe Bellum beſt beſtowed cauſe cial colours compariſon compofe confequence confift Coxcomb delight deſcription Diction difgrace diftinction diſtinguiſh dixerit ducentos effential Elegance eſtabliſh expreffed expreffion exquifite faid Falfhood fays feems fenfe fenfible ferve fhall fhort fimple fineſt fion firſt Florus fmile fome ftill ftyle fubject fuch fuit fuperior fuppofed Genius Graces greateſt greatneſs guage happineſs Hiftorian higheſt himſelf hiſtory Humour idea impreffion inftance itſelf Johnſon juftice juſt Juventa Language leaſt lefs leſs loft Manners Mithridates moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary obfervation Paffage paffion paſs Perfon Philofopher pleaſant pleaſe pleaſure praiſe Profe progrefs proofs quafi quum Reader reaſon Refinement reſpect rifes Romans ſeem ſenſe ſhall ſhould Simplicity ſpeak ſpring ſtate ſtyle ſuppoſed Tafte taſte thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought Truſt truth underſtood uſe Virtue Weft Whate'er worſt writer сс