Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2J. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1925 - 787 pagina's |
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Pagina 14
... verses , except one copy of Latin verses in praise of a friend's book . " He thinks , and with some reason , that from such a perform- ance perfection cannot be expected ; but he finds another reason for the severity of his censurers ...
... verses , except one copy of Latin verses in praise of a friend's book . " He thinks , and with some reason , that from such a perform- ance perfection cannot be expected ; but he finds another reason for the severity of his censurers ...
Pagina 66
... verses to Addison , the couplet which mentions Clio is written with the most exquisite delicacy of praise ; it ... verse , of which however his two first lines give a bad specimen . To this poem praise cannot be totally denied . He is ...
... verses to Addison , the couplet which mentions Clio is written with the most exquisite delicacy of praise ; it ... verse , of which however his two first lines give a bad specimen . To this poem praise cannot be totally denied . He is ...
Pagina 193
... verse and prose ; the verses are in this poem , and the prose , though it was never sent , is printed among his Letters , but to a cool reader of the present time exhibits nothing but tedious malignity . His last Satires , of the ...
... verse and prose ; the verses are in this poem , and the prose , though it was never sent , is printed among his Letters , but to a cool reader of the present time exhibits nothing but tedious malignity . His last Satires , of the ...
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