The Lives of the English PoetsBernhard Tauchnitz, 1858 - 414 pagina's |
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... mean not to accuse him of flattery : he probably thought all that he wrote , and retained as much veracity as can be properly exacted from a poet professedly encomiastic . King William supplied copious materials for either verse or ...
... mean not to accuse him of flattery : he probably thought all that he wrote , and retained as much veracity as can be properly exacted from a poet professedly encomiastic . King William supplied copious materials for either verse or ...
Pagina 12
... mean company . His Chloe probably was sometimes ideal ; but the woman with whom he cohabited was a despicable drab of the lowest species . One of his wenches , perhaps Chloe , while he was absent from his house , stole his plate , and ...
... mean company . His Chloe probably was sometimes ideal ; but the woman with whom he cohabited was a despicable drab of the lowest species . One of his wenches , perhaps Chloe , while he was absent from his house , stole his plate , and ...
Pagina 13
... means of judging are left us , seem to have been right ; but his life was , it seems , irregular , negligent , and sensual . PRIOR has written with great variety ; and his variety has made him popular . He has tried all styles , from ...
... means of judging are left us , seem to have been right ; but his life was , it seems , irregular , negligent , and sensual . PRIOR has written with great variety ; and his variety has made him popular . He has tried all styles , from ...
Pagina 36
... and with great labour discovered nothing but their own want of judgment and capacity . As Mr. Johnson penetrates to the bottom of his subject , by which means his observations are solid and natural , as well 36 BLACKMORE .
... and with great labour discovered nothing but their own want of judgment and capacity . As Mr. Johnson penetrates to the bottom of his subject , by which means his observations are solid and natural , as well 36 BLACKMORE .
Pagina 37
Samuel Johnson. means his observations are solid and natural , as well as de- licate , so his design is always to bring to light something useful and ornamental ; whence his character is the reverse to theirs , who have eminent abilities ...
Samuel Johnson. means his observations are solid and natural , as well as de- licate , so his design is always to bring to light something useful and ornamental ; whence his character is the reverse to theirs , who have eminent abilities ...
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