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Pagina 6
... and , instead of tracing in- by what perverseness of industry they were ever
tellectual pleasures in the minds of men , paid found . their court to temporary
prejudices , has been at But wit , abstracted from its effects upon the one time too
much ...
... and , instead of tracing in- by what perverseness of industry they were ever
tellectual pleasures in the minds of men , paid found . their court to temporary
prejudices , has been at But wit , abstracted from its effects upon the one time too
much ...
Pagina 7
... in the ruggedness of his lines than effect is sudden astonishment , and the
second in the cast of his sentiments . rational admiration . Sublimity is produced
by When their reputation was high , they aggregation , and littleness by
dispersion .
... in the ruggedness of his lines than effect is sudden astonishment , and the
second in the cast of his sentiments . rational admiration . Sublimity is produced
by When their reputation was high , they aggregation , and littleness by
dispersion .
Pagina 16
By the Spectator it effect ; the whole system of life , while the theohas been once
quoted ; by Rymer it has once cracy was yet visible , has an appearance so di .
been praised ; ' and by Dryden , in “ Mack Fleck- ferent from all other scenes of ...
By the Spectator it effect ; the whole system of life , while the theohas been once
quoted ; by Rymer it has once cracy was yet visible , has an appearance so di .
been praised ; ' and by Dryden , in “ Mack Fleck- ferent from all other scenes of ...
Pagina 17
... Learning ( young virgin ) but few suitors knew ; The common prostitute she
lately grew , vulgar things ; he offends by exaggeration as And with the spurious
brood loads now the press ; much as by diminution : Laborious effects of idleness
.
... Learning ( young virgin ) but few suitors knew ; The common prostitute she
lately grew , vulgar things ; he offends by exaggeration as And with the spurious
brood loads now the press ; much as by diminution : Laborious effects of idleness
.
Pagina 19
... little censured or terable value , and constitute that intellectual avoided : how
often he used them , and with gold which defies destruction ; but gold may be
how bad an effect , at least to our ears , will apso concealed in baser matter , that
only ...
... little censured or terable value , and constitute that intellectual avoided : how
often he used them , and with gold which defies destruction ; but gold may be
how bad an effect , at least to our ears , will apso concealed in baser matter , that
only ...
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | The Lives of the English Poets |
| Auteur | Samuel Johnson |
| Uitgever | Jones and Company, 1848 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Harvard University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 28 feb 2019 |
| Lengte | 365 pagina's |
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