The Lives of the English PoetsBernhard Tauchnitz, 1858 - 414 pagina's |
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Pagina 13
... considered , as comprising Tales , Love - verses , Occasional Poems , " Alma " and " Solomon . " is His Tales have obtained general approbation , being written with great familiarity and great sprightliness ; the language easy , but ...
... considered , as comprising Tales , Love - verses , Occasional Poems , " Alma " and " Solomon . " is His Tales have obtained general approbation , being written with great familiarity and great sprightliness ; the language easy , but ...
Pagina 16
... considered , his praise will be that of correctness and industry , rather than of compass , of comprehension , or activity of fancy . He never made any effort of invention : his greater pieces are only tis- sues of common thoughts ; and ...
... considered , his praise will be that of correctness and industry , rather than of compass , of comprehension , or activity of fancy . He never made any effort of invention : his greater pieces are only tis- sues of common thoughts ; and ...
Pagina 21
... considered , it is , indeed , a very wonderful per- formance ; for , whenever written , it was acted ( 1693 ) when he was not more than twenty - one years old ; and was then re- commended by Mr. Dryden , Mr. Southern , and Mr. Mainwar ...
... considered , it is , indeed , a very wonderful per- formance ; for , whenever written , it was acted ( 1693 ) when he was not more than twenty - one years old ; and was then re- commended by Mr. Dryden , Mr. Southern , and Mr. Mainwar ...
Pagina 23
... considered as an entertainment not lawful to Christians , an opinion held by them in common with the church of Rome ; and Prynne published " Histrio - Mastix , " a huge volume , in which stage - plays were censured . The outrages and ...
... considered as an entertainment not lawful to Christians , an opinion held by them in common with the church of Rome ; and Prynne published " Histrio - Mastix , " a huge volume , in which stage - plays were censured . The outrages and ...
Pagina 26
... considered rather as a man of fashion than of wit ; and , when he received a visit from Voltaire , disgusted him by the de- spicable foppery of desiring to be considered not as an author but a gentleman ; to which the Frenchman replied ...
... considered rather as a man of fashion than of wit ; and , when he received a visit from Voltaire , disgusted him by the de- spicable foppery of desiring to be considered not as an author but a gentleman ; to which the Frenchman replied ...
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