The Literary Magnet of the Belles Lettres, Science, and the Fine Arts, Volume 2Tobias Merton W.C. Wright., 1824 |
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Page 54
... fancy the appearance of truth : for however beautiful they may be , if they are repugnant to nature , they will invariably fail in that point which is the end of all poetry - to de- light and elevate the heart . " Ficta voluptatis causa ...
... fancy the appearance of truth : for however beautiful they may be , if they are repugnant to nature , they will invariably fail in that point which is the end of all poetry - to de- light and elevate the heart . " Ficta voluptatis causa ...
Page 55
... fancy ; never to appear studied or affected , never to seem anxious to obtain an effect ; but depend upon cause ( the exciting of pleasing emo- tion and the enkindling of fancy , ) to obtain those objects , and be always mindful to keep ...
... fancy ; never to appear studied or affected , never to seem anxious to obtain an effect ; but depend upon cause ( the exciting of pleasing emo- tion and the enkindling of fancy , ) to obtain those objects , and be always mindful to keep ...
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... Fancy , gay Fancy , the vision shall aid ! Though the star of my destiny o'er the wide ocean , From friends , home , and country , conduct me afar , Yet still Caledonia shall claim my devotion , And still will I think of my friends ...
... Fancy , gay Fancy , the vision shall aid ! Though the star of my destiny o'er the wide ocean , From friends , home , and country , conduct me afar , Yet still Caledonia shall claim my devotion , And still will I think of my friends ...
Contents
Sapphos Deathsong by L E L 107 | 12 |
Specimen of Human Nature | 79 |
Stanzas | 85 |
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