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... senses . " That strain again ; -it had a dying fall , O , it came o'er my ear like the sweet south That breathes upon a bank of violets , Stealing , and giving odour . " SHAKS . To the eye some appearances , and even some colours 2 ...
... senses . " That strain again ; -it had a dying fall , O , it came o'er my ear like the sweet south That breathes upon a bank of violets , Stealing , and giving odour . " SHAKS . To the eye some appearances , and even some colours 2 ...
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... sense ; and it is per- haps from its connexion with poetry , or rather from its subservience to it , that it has been class- ed among the superior arts , or those which ad- minister pleasure to the mind . The pleasures of the ...
... sense ; and it is per- haps from its connexion with poetry , or rather from its subservience to it , that it has been class- ed among the superior arts , or those which ad- minister pleasure to the mind . The pleasures of the ...
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... sense which the Author of our nature has implanted in us for the wisest and best of purposes , which engages us as social beings to partake in the feelings of others ; to " rejoice with those who do rejoice , and to weep with those who ...
... sense which the Author of our nature has implanted in us for the wisest and best of purposes , which engages us as social beings to partake in the feelings of others ; to " rejoice with those who do rejoice , and to weep with those who ...
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... senses in which they are used . Of these we have many in- stances in Shakspeare , such as Falstaff's ad- dress to the prince , when he accosts him in the character of king : - " God save thy grace ; majesty I should have said , for ...
... senses in which they are used . Of these we have many in- stances in Shakspeare , such as Falstaff's ad- dress to the prince , when he accosts him in the character of king : - " God save thy grace ; majesty I should have said , for ...
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... senses in which words are used by the best authors . Etymology will only lead us to the literal sense ; but the figurative senses are so various , that in some words the original and literal meaning is almost forgotten . Johnson's ...
... senses in which words are used by the best authors . Etymology will only lead us to the literal sense ; but the figurative senses are so various , that in some words the original and literal meaning is almost forgotten . Johnson's ...
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