The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volume 1W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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Pagina 395
... Tatler ; but he was not long concealed ; by inserting a remark on Virgil , which Addison had given him , he discovered him- self . It is indeed not easy for any man to write upon liter- ature or common life , so as not to make himself ...
... Tatler ; but he was not long concealed ; by inserting a remark on Virgil , which Addison had given him , he discovered him- self . It is indeed not easy for any man to write upon liter- ature or common life , so as not to make himself ...
Pagina 396
... Tatler was published April 12 , ( 1709 ) ; and Addison's contribution appeared May 26. Tickell observes , that the Tatler began and was concluded without his concurrence . This is doubtless li- terally true ; but the work did not suffer ...
... Tatler was published April 12 , ( 1709 ) ; and Addison's contribution appeared May 26. Tickell observes , that the Tatler began and was concluded without his concurrence . This is doubtless li- terally true ; but the work did not suffer ...
Pagina 397
... Tatler and Spectator , if the writers for the theatre are excepted , England had no masters of common life . No writers had yet undertaken to reform either the savageness of neglect , or the impertinence of civility ; to shew when to ...
... Tatler and Spectator , if the writers for the theatre are excepted , England had no masters of common life . No writers had yet undertaken to reform either the savageness of neglect , or the impertinence of civility ; to shew when to ...
Pagina 398
... Tatler and Spec- tator had the same tendency ; they were published at a time when two parties , loud , restless , and violent , each with plausible declarations , and each perhaps without any distinct termination of its views , were ...
... Tatler and Spec- tator had the same tendency ; they were published at a time when two parties , loud , restless , and violent , each with plausible declarations , and each perhaps without any distinct termination of its views , were ...
Pagina 419
... Tatler to be " one of the noblest thoughts that ever enter- ed into the heart of man , " and is therefore worthy of at- tentive consideration . Let it be first inquired whether it be a simile . A poetical simile is the discovery of ...
... Tatler to be " one of the noblest thoughts that ever enter- ed into the heart of man , " and is therefore worthy of at- tentive consideration . Let it be first inquired whether it be a simile . A poetical simile is the discovery of ...
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