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Pagina 52
He considered the verse of twelve syllables as elevated and majestick, and has
therefore deviated into that measure ... In the 'Davideis' are some hemistichs, or
verses left imperfect by the author, in imitation of Virgil, whom he supposes not to
...
He considered the verse of twelve syllables as elevated and majestick, and has
therefore deviated into that measure ... In the 'Davideis' are some hemistichs, or
verses left imperfect by the author, in imitation of Virgil, whom he supposes not to
...
Pagina 196
It is not easy to think without some contempt on an author, who is growing
illustrious in his own opinion by verses, at one time, 'To a Lady, who can do any
thing, but sleep, when she pleases.' At another, 'To a Lady, who can sleep, when
she ...
It is not easy to think without some contempt on an author, who is growing
illustrious in his own opinion by verses, at one time, 'To a Lady, who can do any
thing, but sleep, when she pleases.' At another, 'To a Lady, who can sleep, when
she ...
Pagina 402
His next paper of verses contained a character of the principal English poets,
inscribed to Henry Sacheverell, who was then, if not a poet, a writer of verses; as
is shewn by his version of a small part of Virgil's Georgicks, published in the ...
His next paper of verses contained a character of the principal English poets,
inscribed to Henry Sacheverell, who was then, if not a poet, a writer of verses; as
is shewn by his version of a small part of Virgil's Georgicks, published in the ...
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volumes 83-84 van The world's classics |
| Auteur | Samuel Johnson |
| Uitgever | Oxford University Press, 1968 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Pennsylvania State University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 6 juli 2011 |
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