Essays on Song-writing: With a Collection of Such English Songs as are Most Eminent for Poetical MeritR.H. Evans, 1810 - 352 pages |
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... never knew a sprightly fair I prithee send me back my I smile at love and all his arts heart 278 346 312 277 330 284 If all the world and love were young 303 If ever thou didst joy to bind 114 If the quick spirit of your eye 220 If ...
... never knew a sprightly fair I prithee send me back my I smile at love and all his arts heart 278 346 312 277 330 284 If all the world and love were young 303 If ever thou didst joy to bind 114 If the quick spirit of your eye 220 If ...
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... appear the more extraordinary when we reflect that some of the most excellent produc- tions in the former have been the sponta- neous growth of a rude and uncultivated B " soil , whereas the latter have never flou- rished without.
... appear the more extraordinary when we reflect that some of the most excellent produc- tions in the former have been the sponta- neous growth of a rude and uncultivated B " soil , whereas the latter have never flou- rished without.
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... never flou- rished without acquired richness in the soil and the fostering hand of art . This critical neglect has given rise to uncer- tainty in the distinctions , and irregularity in the composition of most of the minor classes of ...
... never flou- rished without acquired richness in the soil and the fostering hand of art . This critical neglect has given rise to uncer- tainty in the distinctions , and irregularity in the composition of most of the minor classes of ...
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... never acquired without a consi- derable degree of national refinement . Pieces of wit are therefore later in their date than any others . This brief account of the progress of poetry in general being premised , let us proceed to a ...
... never acquired without a consi- derable degree of national refinement . Pieces of wit are therefore later in their date than any others . This brief account of the progress of poetry in general being premised , let us proceed to a ...
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... never to have used vocal music without accompaniment with instrumen- tal . The lyre was the favourite instru- ment for this purpose , and hence that species of poetry designed to be sung to music acquired the denomination of Lyric . Yet ...
... never to have used vocal music without accompaniment with instrumen- tal . The lyre was the favourite instru- ment for this purpose , and hence that species of poetry designed to be sung to music acquired the denomination of Lyric . Yet ...
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