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Pagina 20
Mahol th ' inferior world ' s fantastic face Through all the turns of matter ' s maze
did trace ; Great Nature ' s well - set clock in pieces took ; On all the springs and
smallest wheels did look Of life and motion , and with equal art Made up the
whole ...
Mahol th ' inferior world ' s fantastic face Through all the turns of matter ' s maze
did trace ; Great Nature ' s well - set clock in pieces took ; On all the springs and
smallest wheels did look Of life and motion , and with equal art Made up the
whole ...
Pagina 28
Levity of thought naturally produced familiarity of language , and the familiar part
of language continues long the same : the dialogue of comedy , when it is
transcribed from popular manners and real life , is read from age to age with
equal ...
Levity of thought naturally produced familiarity of language , and the familiar part
of language continues long the same : the dialogue of comedy , when it is
transcribed from popular manners and real life , is read from age to age with
equal ...
Pagina 31
... do decently advance , And to my song with smooth and equal measure dance ;
While the dance lasts , how long soe ' er it be , My music ' s voice shall bear it
company ; " Till all gentle notes be drown ' d In the last trumpet ' s dreadful sound
.
... do decently advance , And to my song with smooth and equal measure dance ;
While the dance lasts , how long soe ' er it be , My music ' s voice shall bear it
company ; " Till all gentle notes be drown ' d In the last trumpet ' s dreadful sound
.
Pagina 42
... I will recompense him by another which Milton seems to have borrowed from
him . He says of Goliah , His spear , the trunk was of a lofty tree , Which nature
meant some tall ship ' s mast should be . Milton of Satan : His spear , to equal
which ...
... I will recompense him by another which Milton seems to have borrowed from
him . He says of Goliah , His spear , the trunk was of a lofty tree , Which nature
meant some tall ship ' s mast should be . Milton of Satan : His spear , to equal
which ...
Pagina 45
... an Alexandrine than in ten syllables . But , not to defraud him of his due praise ,
he has given one example of representative versification , which perhaps no
other English line can equal : Begin , be bold , and venture to be wise COWLEY .
, 45.
... an Alexandrine than in ten syllables . But , not to defraud him of his due praise ,
he has given one example of representative versification , which perhaps no
other English line can equal : Begin , be bold , and venture to be wise COWLEY .
, 45.
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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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