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Pagina 78
Such are the faults of that wonderful performance Paradise Lost ; which he who
can put in balance with its beauties must be considered not as nice * but as dull ,
as less to be censured for want of candour , than pitied for want of sensibility .
Such are the faults of that wonderful performance Paradise Lost ; which he who
can put in balance with its beauties must be considered not as nice * but as dull ,
as less to be censured for want of candour , than pitied for want of sensibility .
Pagina 161
He is always angry at some past , or afraid of some future censure ; but he
lessens the smart of his wounds by the balm of ... against which he never
attempted any vigorous defence ; for , though he was perhaps sometimes
injuriously censured ...
He is always angry at some past , or afraid of some future censure ; but he
lessens the smart of his wounds by the balm of ... against which he never
attempted any vigorous defence ; for , though he was perhaps sometimes
injuriously censured ...
Pagina 307
... whether it be that men conscious of great reputation think themselves above
the reach of censure , and safe in the admission of negligent indulgences , or that
mankind expect from elevated genius an uniformity of greatness , and watch its ...
... whether it be that men conscious of great reputation think themselves above
the reach of censure , and safe in the admission of negligent indulgences , or that
mankind expect from elevated genius an uniformity of greatness , and watch its ...
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Introduction | 5 |
Authors Advertisement to the Third Edition | 13 |
Milton | 15 |
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acted afterwards appears attention beauties believe called censured character common composition considered Cowley criticism death delight desire Dryden easily effect elegance English equal excellence expected expression favour formed friends gave genius give given hand honour hope human hundred images Italy kind King knowledge known labour language Latin learning less Letters lines lived Lord lost manners means mention Milton mind nature never numbers observed once opinion original performance perhaps play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope praise present printed produced publick published raised reader reason received remarks reputation rhyme says seems sense shew sometimes soon sufficient supply supposed tell things thought tion told tragedy translation true truth verses virtue whole wish write written wrote
Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Lives of the English Poets |
| Auteur | Samuel Johnson |
| Redacteur | Robert Montagu |
| Uitgever | Folio Society, 1965 |
| Lengte | 420 pagina's |
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