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... an author whose pregnancy of imagination and elegance of language have
deservedly set him high in the ranks of literature ; but his zeal of friendship , or
ambition of eloquence , has produced a funeral oration rather than a history : he
has ...
... an author whose pregnancy of imagination and elegance of language have
deservedly set him high in the ranks of literature ; but his zeal of friendship , or
ambition of eloquence , has produced a funeral oration rather than a history : he
has ...
Pagina 2
While he was yet at school he produced a comedy called " Love ' s Riddle , "
though it was not published till he had been some time at Cambridge . This
comedy its of the pastoral kind , which requires no acquaintance with the living
world ...
While he was yet at school he produced a comedy called " Love ' s Riddle , "
though it was not published till he had been some time at Cambridge . This
comedy its of the pastoral kind , which requires no acquaintance with the living
world ...
Pagina 4
The desire of pleasing has in different men produced actions of heroism , and
effusions of wit ; but it seems as reasonable to appear the champion as the poet
of an “ airy nothing , ” and to quarrel as to write for what Cowley might have
learned ...
The desire of pleasing has in different men produced actions of heroism , and
effusions of wit ; but it seems as reasonable to appear the champion as the poet
of an “ airy nothing , ” and to quarrel as to write for what Cowley might have
learned ...
Pagina 7
... the beauties of flowers in various measures ; and the fifth and. sixth. ,. the. uses
. of. trees. ,. in. heroic. numbers . At the same time were produced , from the same
university , the two great poets , Cowley and Milton , of dissimilar genius , of ...
... the beauties of flowers in various measures ; and the fifth and. sixth. ,. the. uses
. of. trees. ,. in. heroic. numbers . At the same time were produced , from the same
university , the two great poets , Cowley and Milton , of dissimilar genius , of ...
Pagina 8
The neglect of the court was not his only mortification ; having , by such alteration
as he thought proper , fitted his old comedy of « The Guardian ” for the stage , he
produced it under the title of " The Cutter of Coleman - street . ” It was treated on ...
The neglect of the court was not his only mortification ; having , by such alteration
as he thought proper , fitted his old comedy of « The Guardian ” for the stage , he
produced it under the title of " The Cutter of Coleman - street . ” It was treated on ...
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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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