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Pagina 194
... pleasing is universally acknowledged ; but those who conversed with him intimately , found him not only passionate , especially in his old age , but resentful ; so that the inter- position of friends was sometimes necessary . His wit ...
... pleasing is universally acknowledged ; but those who conversed with him intimately , found him not only passionate , especially in his old age , but resentful ; so that the inter- position of friends was sometimes necessary . His wit ...
Pagina 432
... pleasing , and the praise of Marlborough , for which the scene gives an opportunity , is , what perhaps every human excellence must be , the product of good - luck improved by genius . The thoughts are sometimes great , and sometimes ...
... pleasing , and the praise of Marlborough , for which the scene gives an opportunity , is , what perhaps every human excellence must be , the product of good - luck improved by genius . The thoughts are sometimes great , and sometimes ...
Pagina 448
... pleasing the Author of his being . Truth is shewn some- times as the phantom of a vision , sometimes appears half - veiled in an allegory ; sometimes attracts regard in the robes of fancy , and sometimes steps forth in the confi- dence ...
... pleasing the Author of his being . Truth is shewn some- times as the phantom of a vision , sometimes appears half - veiled in an allegory ; sometimes attracts regard in the robes of fancy , and sometimes steps forth in the confi- dence ...
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Absalom and Achitophel Addison admiration afterwards ancient appears beauties better blank verse Cato censure character Charles Dryden compositions considered Cowley criticism death delight diction diligence dramatick Dryden duke Earl elegance endeavoured English excellence fancy favour friends genius heroick honour Hudibras images imagination imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden judgement Juvenal kind King known labour Lady language Latin learning lines lived lord Lord Conway Lord Roscommon Milton mind nature never NIHIL numbers observed opinion Paradise Lost passages passions performance perhaps Philips Pindar play pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope pounds praise produced publick published reader reason relates remarks reputation rhyme satire says seems Sempronius sentiments shew shewn sometimes Sprat supposed Syphax Tatler thing thou thought tion told tragedy translation Tyrannick Love verses versification Virgil virtue Waller Whig words write written wrote