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A compact series of thirty critical letters that survey poetry, painting, language, and belief. The author evaluates a once-popular emblem poet, critiques principles of colouring and composition, and exposes a mistaken principle in painting, while offering readings of passages from Shakespeare. Other essays analyze phrase usage, alliteration, obstacles to fame, notions of self-production, common superstitions, and mistaken depictions of the solar system. The pieces blend close textual observation, visual-description tied to engraved emblems, stylistic prescription, and moral reflection, advancing practical advice for artists and readers and arguing for clearer expression, sound judgment, and resistance to fashionable but empty tropes.

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Title: Thirty Letters on Various Subjects, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Author: William Jackson

Release date: June 9, 2019 [eBook #59711]

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THIRTY LETTERS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS, VOL. 2 (OF 2) ***

THIRTY
LETTERS
ON
VARIOUS SUBJECTS.

IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL.    II.
LONDON:
Printed for T. Cadell, and T. Evans, in the Strand; and B. Thorn and Son, in EXETER.
MDCCLXXXIII.