Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1952 - 472 pagina's |
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Pagina 247
... shew his malice to the parsons . The two parts of the Conquest of Granada are written with a seeming determination to glut the publick with dramatick wonders ; to exhibit in its highest elevation a theatrical meteor of incredible love ...
... shew his malice to the parsons . The two parts of the Conquest of Granada are written with a seeming determination to glut the publick with dramatick wonders ; to exhibit in its highest elevation a theatrical meteor of incredible love ...
Pagina 298
... shew a mind replete with ideas ; the numbers are smooth , and the diction , if not altogether correct , is elegant and easy . Davenant was perhaps at this time his favourite author , though Gondibert never appears to have been popular ...
... shew a mind replete with ideas ; the numbers are smooth , and the diction , if not altogether correct , is elegant and easy . Davenant was perhaps at this time his favourite author , though Gondibert never appears to have been popular ...
Pagina 452
... shew him his first attempt , he found half an act written by Addison himself . He afterwards published the works of Spenser , with his Life , a Glossary , and a Discourse on Allegorical Poetry ; a work for which he was well qualified ...
... shew him his first attempt , he found half an act written by Addison himself . He afterwards published the works of Spenser , with his Life , a Glossary , and a Discourse on Allegorical Poetry ; a work for which he was well qualified ...
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Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Samuel Johnson,George Birkbeck Norman Hill Fragmentweergave - 1968 |
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