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Pagina 2
He does not tell that he could not learn the rules ; but that , being able to perform
his exercises without them , and being an “ enemy to constraint , ” he spared
himself the labour . Among the English poets , Cowley , Milton , and Pope , might
be ...
He does not tell that he could not learn the rules ; but that , being able to perform
his exercises without them , and being an “ enemy to constraint , ” he spared
himself the labour . Among the English poets , Cowley , Milton , and Pope , might
be ...
Pagina 13
Yet great labour , directed by great abilities , is never wholly lost : if they
frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits , they likewise sometimes
struck out unexpected truth : if their conceits were far - fetched , they were often
worth the ...
Yet great labour , directed by great abilities , is never wholly lost : if they
frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits , they likewise sometimes
struck out unexpected truth : if their conceits were far - fetched , they were often
worth the ...
Pagina 22
That prayer and labour should co - operate , are thus taught by Donne : In none
but us are such mix ' d engines found , As hands of double office ; for the ground
We till with them ; and them to Heaven we raise ; Who prayerless labours , or ...
That prayer and labour should co - operate , are thus taught by Donne : In none
but us are such mix ' d engines found , As hands of double office ; for the ground
We till with them ; and them to Heaven we raise ; Who prayerless labours , or ...
Pagina 41
So , though the chymic his great secret miss , ( For neither it in art or nature is , )
Yet things well worth his toil he gains : And does his charge and labour pay With
good unsought experiments by the way . COWLEY , Some that have deeper digg
...
So , though the chymic his great secret miss , ( For neither it in art or nature is , )
Yet things well worth his toil he gains : And does his charge and labour pay With
good unsought experiments by the way . COWLEY , Some that have deeper digg
...
Pagina 51
Those are the labour ' d birth of slavish brains , Not the effect of poetry , but pains
; Cheap vulgar arts , whose narrowness affords No flight for thoughts , but poorly
stick at words . A new and nobler way thiou dost pursue , To make translations ...
Those are the labour ' d birth of slavish brains , Not the effect of poetry , but pains
; Cheap vulgar arts , whose narrowness affords No flight for thoughts , but poorly
stick at words . A new and nobler way thiou dost pursue , To make translations ...
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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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