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Pagina 61
But their peculiarity is not excellence : if they differ from verses of others , they
differ for the worse ; for they are too often distinguished by repulsive harshness ;
the combination of words are new , but they are not pleasing ; the rhymes and ...
But their peculiarity is not excellence : if they differ from verses of others , they
differ for the worse ; for they are too often distinguished by repulsive harshness ;
the combination of words are new , but they are not pleasing ; the rhymes and ...
Pagina 135
What is said by Sprat of his conversation , that no man could draw from it any
suspicion of his excellence in poetry , may be applied to these compositions . No
author ever kept his verse and his prose at a greater distance from each other .
What is said by Sprat of his conversation , that no man could draw from it any
suspicion of his excellence in poetry , may be applied to these compositions . No
author ever kept his verse and his prose at a greater distance from each other .
Pagina 327
Those indeed who attain any excellence , commonly spend life in one pursuit ; for
excellence is not often gained upon easier terms . But to the particular species of
excellence men are directed , not by an ascendant planet or predominating ...
Those indeed who attain any excellence , commonly spend life in one pursuit ; for
excellence is not often gained upon easier terms . But to the particular species of
excellence men are directed , not by an ascendant planet or predominating ...
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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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