Essays in CriticismMacmillan and Company, 1865 - Всего страниц: 302 |
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... genius does not principally show itself in discovering new ideas ; that is rather the business of the philosopher ; the grand work of literary genius is a work of synthesis and exposition , not of analysis and discovery ; its gift lies ...
... genius does not principally show itself in discovering new ideas ; that is rather the business of the philosopher ; the grand work of literary genius is a work of synthesis and exposition , not of analysis and discovery ; its gift lies ...
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... genius and of society , considera- tions which are apt to become too abstract and impalp- able , -every one can see that a poet , for instance , ought to know life and the world before dealing with them in poetry ; and life and the ...
... genius and of society , considera- tions which are apt to become too abstract and impalp- able , -every one can see that a poet , for instance , ought to know life and the world before dealing with them in poetry ; and life and the ...
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... genius equal to that which came out of the stir of the great productive time of Greece , or out of that of the Renaissance , with its powerful episode the Reformation . But the truth is that the stir of the French Revolution took a ...
... genius equal to that which came out of the stir of the great productive time of Greece , or out of that of the Renaissance , with its powerful episode the Reformation . But the truth is that the stir of the French Revolution took a ...
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... , strengthen , and perpetuate them by an institution for perfecting language , is alone a striking proof of his governing spirit and of his genius . This was not all he had in his mind , 44 THE LITERARY INFLUENCE OF ACADEMIES .
... , strengthen , and perpetuate them by an institution for perfecting language , is alone a striking proof of his governing spirit and of his genius . This was not all he had in his mind , 44 THE LITERARY INFLUENCE OF ACADEMIES .
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... , of what we call genius , is the most essential part . energy So , by assigning to a nation energy and honesty as its chief spiritual E - characteristics , by refusing to it , as at THE LITERARY INFLUENCE OF ACADEMIES . 49.
... , of what we call genius , is the most essential part . energy So , by assigning to a nation energy and honesty as its chief spiritual E - characteristics , by refusing to it , as at THE LITERARY INFLUENCE OF ACADEMIES . 49.
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Стр. 272 - The sun shall be no more thy light by day, neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee; but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
Стр. 61 - Il ira, cet ignorant dans l'art de bien dire, avec cette locution rude, avec cette phrase qui sent l'étranger, il ira en cette Grèce polie, la mère des philosophes et des orateurs ; et malgré la résistance du monde, il y établira plus d'églises que Platon n'ya gagné de disciples par cette éloquence qu'on a crue divine.
Стр. 22 - I look around me and ask what is the state of England? Is not property safe? Is not every man able to say what he likes?
Стр. 20 - Review, existing as an organ of the Tories, and for as much play of mind as may suit its being that ; we have the British Quarterly Review, existc 2 ing as an organ of the political Dissenters, and for as much play of mind as may suit its being that ; we have the Times, existing as an organ of the common, satisfied, well-to-do Englishman, and for as much play of mind as may suit its being that.
Стр. 21 - I ask you whether the world over, or in past history, there is anything like it? Nothing. I pray that our unrivalled happiness may last.
Стр. 81 - Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again!
Стр. xx - He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial.
Стр. 289 - And, when that ruler is a Roman emperor, what an " idea " is this to be written down and meditated by him: — " The idea of a polity in which there is the same law for all, a polity administered with regard to equal rights and equal freedom of speech, and the idea of a kingly government which respects most of all the freedom of the governed.
Стр. 233 - I cannot build a house for my ideas," said he; "I have tried to do without words, and words take their revenge on me by their difficulty." "If there is a man upon earth tormented by the cursed desire to get a whole book into a page, a whole page into a phrase, and this 5 phrase into one word, — that man is myself.
Стр. 142 - If Thou, LORD, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss : O LORD, who may abide it?