Lectures on General Literature, Poetry, &c., Delivered at the Royal Institution in 1830 and 1831Harper & Bros., 1860 - 324 sider |
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... Italian wit , did not only afford us the demonstration of his practice , but sought to enrich our minds with the contempla- tion therein , which he thought was most precious . But with none , I remember , mine ears were at any time more ...
... Italian wit , did not only afford us the demonstration of his practice , but sought to enrich our minds with the contempla- tion therein , which he thought was most precious . But with none , I remember , mine ears were at any time more ...
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... Italy ; Ercilla , in Spain ; Camoens , in Portugal ; as well as our own Shaks- peare , Spenser , and Milton ; flourished in periods far inferior to the present in wealth , luxury , general intelligence , and literary taste ; yet in ...
... Italy ; Ercilla , in Spain ; Camoens , in Portugal ; as well as our own Shaks- peare , Spenser , and Milton ; flourished in periods far inferior to the present in wealth , luxury , general intelligence , and literary taste ; yet in ...
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... Italy can boast ; and which ( with the exception of the Hohenlinden and the Battle of the Baltic , by our accomplished countryman whose stanzas I have been discussing ) stand unri- valled by any war - songs with which I am acquainted ...
... Italy can boast ; and which ( with the exception of the Hohenlinden and the Battle of the Baltic , by our accomplished countryman whose stanzas I have been discussing ) stand unri- valled by any war - songs with which I am acquainted ...
Side 23
... Italians . When a new Pygmalion shall arise , he will not be content to say to his statue , with the last stroke of the chisel , " Speak , " but he will add , " Move . " Be this as it may , -beauty , intelligence , strength , grace of ...
... Italians . When a new Pygmalion shall arise , he will not be content to say to his statue , with the last stroke of the chisel , " Speak , " but he will add , " Move . " Be this as it may , -beauty , intelligence , strength , grace of ...
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... Italian sonnet , with this difference , - that the stanza is unique , whereas the sonnet is double . The latter consists of two quartrains and two triplets ; and the harmony of the whole would be broken , not only by the addition or ...
... Italian sonnet , with this difference , - that the stanza is unique , whereas the sonnet is double . The latter consists of two quartrains and two triplets ; and the harmony of the whole would be broken , not only by the addition or ...
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