The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volumes 6-7Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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Pagina 9
... once . This he as volubly would vent , 90 95 1 100 105 As if his stock would ne'er be spent : And truly , to fupport that charge , He had fupplies as vast and large ; For he could coin or counterfeit New words , with little or no wit ...
... once . This he as volubly would vent , 90 95 1 100 105 As if his stock would ne'er be spent : And truly , to fupport that charge , He had fupplies as vast and large ; For he could coin or counterfeit New words , with little or no wit ...
Pagina 10
... once Did fill his mouth with pebble - stones When he harangued , but known his phrase , He would have us'd no other ways . In mathematics he was greater Than Tycho Brahe or Erra Pater ; For he , by geometric fcale , Could take the size ...
... once Did fill his mouth with pebble - stones When he harangued , but known his phrase , He would have us'd no other ways . In mathematics he was greater Than Tycho Brahe or Erra Pater ; For he , by geometric fcale , Could take the size ...
Pagina 11
... vogue ; in which science he was fo deeply read , that he was called Doctor Irrefragabilis ; that is , the Invincible Doctor , whofe arguments could not be refifted . A fecond Thomas , or , at once To name HUDIBRAS , PART I CANTO I.
... vogue ; in which science he was fo deeply read , that he was called Doctor Irrefragabilis ; that is , the Invincible Doctor , whofe arguments could not be refifted . A fecond Thomas , or , at once To name HUDIBRAS , PART I CANTO I.
Pagina 12
... once To name them all , another Dunce : Profound Ver . 153 , 154. Dunce . ] Thus they stood in the two first editions of 1664 , left out in thofe of 1674 , 1684 , 1689 , 1700 , and not reftored till 1704. Thomas Aquinas , a Dominican ...
... once To name them all , another Dunce : Profound Ver . 153 , 154. Dunce . ] Thus they stood in the two first editions of 1664 , left out in thofe of 1674 , 1684 , 1689 , 1700 , and not reftored till 1704. Thomas Aquinas , a Dominican ...
Pagina 15
... once , during that Grand Rebellion , it seemed very near gaining an establishment here . Ver . 195 , 196. ] Upon thefe Cornet Joyce built his faith , when he carried away the King , by force , from Holdenby : for when his Majesty asked ...
... once , during that Grand Rebellion , it seemed very near gaining an establishment here . Ver . 195 , 196. ] Upon thefe Cornet Joyce built his faith , when he carried away the King , by force , from Holdenby : for when his Majesty asked ...
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