Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1J. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1925 - 404 pagina's |
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... never within the possibility of com- mitting , differs only by the infrequency of his folly from him who praises beauty which he never saw , complains of jealousy which he never felt , supposes himself sometimes invited and sometimes ...
... never within the possibility of com- mitting , differs only by the infrequency of his folly from him who praises beauty which he never saw , complains of jealousy which he never felt , supposes himself sometimes invited and sometimes ...
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... never before so well expressed , " they certainly never attained , nor ever sought it ; for they endeavoured to be singular in their thoughts , and were careless of their diction . But Pope's account of wit is undoubtedly erroneous : he ...
... never before so well expressed , " they certainly never attained , nor ever sought it ; for they endeavoured to be singular in their thoughts , and were careless of their diction . But Pope's account of wit is undoubtedly erroneous : he ...
Pagina 12
... never said before . Nor was the sublime more within their reach than the pathetic ; for they never attempted that comprehension and expanse of thought which at once fills the whole mind , and of which the first effect is sudden ...
... never said before . Nor was the sublime more within their reach than the pathetic ; for they never attempted that comprehension and expanse of thought which at once fills the whole mind , and of which the first effect is sudden ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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