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Review of Literature.—Science and the Arts

... NV3l: 111JAM CORPETT. 1819. [C ?? tlmiedt, ?? Plhilolo-'cal Pretensions. A1 gentleman of our acquaintance, more addicted to poetry and metaphysics than to good husbandry, received a visit in the conntrv from an inleenious and worthy, but enthusiastic fciend ...

Review of Literature.—Science and the Arts

... of the Cambrian Literary Society is the cultivation of our national poetry, and the restoration of it to its ancient character,-that of being the guardian and teacher of truth. Poetry has, in the in- fanscy of all isations hitherto historically known to ...

Review of Literature.—Science and the Arts

... this art acquired a glory whichl was at that time u~nrivalled by tie sister-art of poetry. W~hat poet of these l imes cait we f'or a moment compare with Rlaphael ? The poetry was less original than the painting. 'The restoration of classical learning, and ...

Review of Literature.—Science and the Arts

... habics should supersede diii aiid injurious ones. One of our poets says, ivith inure et' pratiral truth titan charactizes all poetry. that *iuigs'ls i?it' titi?,?iii'i lb i?1 imit'5 ?? list' thu's' sit' better' and why should the poor prisoner om. the wretched ...

Review of Literature.—Science and the Arts

... is the only souireeot all their positive rigrht, andof their morality. 'I'o this consideration may he added their taste for poetry, which requires the study of grammar, and of all its intricacies. The cttliivation of ithe sciences penetrated wbher~eer ...

Oracle of Fashion

... AmericanI Journal:-317 azeppa, ta newvpoom, NoT by lord Byron. Of all thc stufl' atteinjlted to be imposed upon the svorlda.s the poetry or prose of Lord 'B\Uvos, thiis-neisque is theinost congterrptlleD. lt has not onetirtue, not one redeeming quality, to save ...

Review of Literature.—Science and the Arts

... is created on his mind by the enthusiastic love of song,, (h) SO universal in Spain. He lives and breathes in a land of poetry and fiction: be lis- tens with ever-glowing rapture' to the Roinanceros, who lcelebrate the feats of his heroes, and surround ...

Review of Literature.—Science and the Arts

... most famous Hebrew Rlab- bies, Abeneera, Kimki, and laimouides; Ferdinand the logician; Juan de Mena, the father of Spanish poetry; Gongora, the poet; and Cespedes, the every thing-sere all natives of Cordoba.- Repeated attenipts have been made to revive ...

Review of Literature.—Science and the Arts

... of his famil. The Appendix principally consists of documents relating to education, and some short pieces of her father's poetry. This work is emnbellishled with four good portraits,, of Mit. Edtgeworth,Lord Longford, Mr.Day,andl Dr. Darwio thete are ...

Review of Literature.—Science and the Arts

... dnunk up half' ye Tibcr, which, it's preesent slate, is bitt a scurvy draught neither. it is very strange that so mucs good poetry ahd be throwss assay upon such a pitiful River; it is no more Comparable to our l'themes, than our modern Poets are to their ...

Review of Literature.—Science and the Arts

... humb1-11le fit.t lge. trailmiatOr. I bore se frota tile rreiotts of' itie nort, , Where've first blossoac'd, flitters of' poetry! N~ow li.ght youmr staices atid f-lut' y::sr intccase forth. Ileneat It ou~r Albion's more bettiginttl shy. I LIIlt'd vour ...

Review of Literature.—Science and the Arts

... taste. Whether our author really believes, as he asserts in his recent letter to -, that as the highest of all poetry is ethical poetry, 0o the htitghest of all earthly objects mnust be 7noral trutle, -or as hcther he would laugh Lis to scorn for believing ...