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Pagina 11
He was buried with great pomp near Chaucer and Spenser ; and King Charles
pronounced , “ That Mr . Cowley had not left behind him a better man in England .
" He is represented by Dr . Sprat as the most amiable of mankind ; and this ...
He was buried with great pomp near Chaucer and Spenser ; and King Charles
pronounced , “ That Mr . Cowley had not left behind him a better man in England .
" He is represented by Dr . Sprat as the most amiable of mankind ; and this ...
Pagina 24
The joys which we entire should wed , Come deflower ' d virgins to our bed :
Good fortunes without gain imported be , Such mighty custom ' s paid to thee : For
joy , like wine kept close , does better taste , If it take air before its spirits waste .
The joys which we entire should wed , Come deflower ' d virgins to our bed :
Good fortunes without gain imported be , Such mighty custom ' s paid to thee : For
joy , like wine kept close , does better taste , If it take air before its spirits waste .
Pagina 25
To the following comparison of a man that travels and his wife that stays at home ,
with a pair of compasses , it may be doubted whether absurdity or ingenuity has
better claim : Our two souls , therefore , which are one , Though I must go ...
To the following comparison of a man that travels and his wife that stays at home ,
with a pair of compasses , it may be doubted whether absurdity or ingenuity has
better claim : Our two souls , therefore , which are one , Though I must go ...
Pagina 53
Denham saw the better way , but has not pursued it with great success . His
versions of Virgil are not pleasing ; but they taught Dryden to please better . His
poetical imitation of Ťully on “ Old Age ” has neither the clearness of prose , nor
the ...
Denham saw the better way , but has not pursued it with great success . His
versions of Virgil are not pleasing ; but they taught Dryden to please better . His
poetical imitation of Ťully on “ Old Age ” has neither the clearness of prose , nor
the ...
Pagina 54
It will afford that pleasure which arises from the observation of a man of judgment
, naturally right , forsaking bad copies by degrees , and advancing towards a
better practice as he gains more confidence in himself . In his translation of Virgil
...
It will afford that pleasure which arises from the observation of a man of judgment
, naturally right , forsaking bad copies by degrees , and advancing towards a
better practice as he gains more confidence in himself . In his translation of Virgil
...
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| Titel | The Lives of the English Poets: In Two Volumes, Volume 1 Volumes 418-419 van Collection of British authors Volumes 418-419 van Tauchnitz edition. Collection of British authors The Lives of the English Poets: In Two Volumes, Johnson Volume 1 van The lives of the english poets, Samuel Johnson |
| Auteur | Johnson |
| Uitgever | Tauchnitz, 1858 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Universiteit Gent |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 16 juni 2008 |
| Lengte | 4 pagina's |
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