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Pagina 1
In the window of his mother ' s apartment lay Spenser ' s Fairy Queen ; in which
he very early took delight to read , till , by feeling the charms of verse , he became
, as he relates , irrecoverably a poet . Such are the accidents which , sometimes ...
In the window of his mother ' s apartment lay Spenser ' s Fairy Queen ; in which
he very early took delight to read , till , by feeling the charms of verse , he became
, as he relates , irrecoverably a poet . Such are the accidents which , sometimes ...
Pagina 3
It was printed , with a dedication in verse , to Dr . Comber , master of the college ;
but , having neither the facility of a popular nor the accuracy of a learned work , it
seems to be now universally neglected . At the beginning of the civil war , as the ...
It was printed , with a dedication in verse , to Dr . Comber , master of the college ;
but , having neither the facility of a popular nor the accuracy of a learned work , it
seems to be now universally neglected . At the beginning of the civil war , as the ...
Pagina 6
... of by the royal party , ) he obtained an order to be created doctor of physic ;
which being done to his mind ( whereby he gained the ill - will of some of his
friends ) he went into France again , having made a copy of verses on Oliver ' s
death .
... of by the royal party , ) he obtained an order to be created doctor of physic ;
which being done to his mind ( whereby he gained the ill - will of some of his
friends ) he went into France again , having made a copy of verses on Oliver ' s
death .
Pagina 7
Of the verses on Oliver ' s death , in which Wood ' s narrative seems to imply
something encomiastic , there has been no ... indeed , with verses intermixed ,
but such as certainly gained its author no friends among the abettors of
usurpation .
Of the verses on Oliver ' s death , in which Wood ' s narrative seems to imply
something encomiastic , there has been no ... indeed , with verses intermixed ,
but such as certainly gained its author no friends among the abettors of
usurpation .
Pagina 11
The metaphysical poets were men of learning , and to shew their learning was
their whole endeavour : but , unluckily resolving to shew it in rhyme , instead of
writing poetry they only wrote verses , and very often such verses as stood the
trial of ...
The metaphysical poets were men of learning , and to shew their learning was
their whole endeavour : but , unluckily resolving to shew it in rhyme , instead of
writing poetry they only wrote verses , and very often such verses as stood the
trial of ...
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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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