Lives of the English Poets: In Two VolumesJ. M. Dent, 1964 - 4 pagina's |
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Pagina 46
... mean arts and dishonour- able shifts . Whoever mentioned Fenton , mentioned him with honour . The life that passes in penury must necessarily pass in obscurity . It is impossible to trace Fenton from year to year , or to discover what means ...
... mean arts and dishonour- able shifts . Whoever mentioned Fenton , mentioned him with honour . The life that passes in penury must necessarily pass in obscurity . It is impossible to trace Fenton from year to year , or to discover what means ...
Pagina 134
In Two Volumes Samuel Johnson. means equal to the demands of vanity and luxury , is yet found sufficient to support ... mean houses , which are set open at night to any casual wanderers , sometimes in cellars among the riot and filth of ...
In Two Volumes Samuel Johnson. means equal to the demands of vanity and luxury , is yet found sufficient to support ... mean houses , which are set open at night to any casual wanderers , sometimes in cellars among the riot and filth of ...
Pagina 300
... mean any thing , must mean the same . That Gay was a man in wit is a very frigid commendation ; to have the wit of a man is not much for a poet . The wit of man , and the simplicity of a child , make a poor and vulgar contrast , and ...
... mean any thing , must mean the same . That Gay was a man in wit is a very frigid commendation ; to have the wit of a man is not much for a poet . The wit of man , and the simplicity of a child , make a poor and vulgar contrast , and ...
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