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This expression from a secretary of the present time would be considered as
merely ludicrous , or at most as an ostentatious display of scholarship ; but the
manners of that time were so tinged with superstition , that I cannot but suspect
Cowley ...
This expression from a secretary of the present time would be considered as
merely ludicrous , or at most as an ostentatious display of scholarship ; but the
manners of that time were so tinged with superstition , that I cannot but suspect
Cowley ...
Pagina 11
... of Dr . Sprat ; who , writing when the feuds of the civil war were yet recent , and
the minds of either party were easily irritated , was obliged to pass over many
transactions in general expressions , and to leave curiosity often unsatisfied .
... of Dr . Sprat ; who , writing when the feuds of the civil war were yet recent , and
the minds of either party were easily irritated , was obliged to pass over many
transactions in general expressions , and to leave curiosity often unsatisfied .
Pagina 12
If wit be well described by Pope , as being " that which has been often thought ,
but was never before so well expressed , " they certainly never attained , nor ever
sought it ; for they endeavoured to be singular in their thoughts , and were ...
If wit be well described by Pope , as being " that which has been often thought ,
but was never before so well expressed , " they certainly never attained , nor ever
sought it ; for they endeavoured to be singular in their thoughts , and were ...
Pagina 14
... in the mass of materials which ingenious absurdity has thrown together ,
genuine wit and useful knowledge may be sometimes found buried perhaps in
grossness of expression , but useful to those who know their value ; and such as ,
when ...
... in the mass of materials which ingenious absurdity has thrown together ,
genuine wit and useful knowledge may be sometimes found buried perhaps in
grossness of expression , but useful to those who know their value ; and such as ,
when ...
Pagina 21
Their thoughts and expressions were sometimes grossly absurd , and such as no
figures or license can reconcile to the understanding A Lover neither Dead nor
Alive . Then down I laid my head Down on cold earth ; and for a while was dead ...
Their thoughts and expressions were sometimes grossly absurd , and such as no
figures or license can reconcile to the understanding A Lover neither Dead nor
Alive . Then down I laid my head Down on cold earth ; and for a while was dead ...
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Bibliografische gegevens
| 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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