Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1933 |
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Pagina 14
... mean company . His Chloe probably was sometimes ideal ; but the woman with whom he cohabited was a despicable drab ... means of judging are left us , seem to have been right ; but his life was , it seems irregular , negligent , and ...
... mean company . His Chloe probably was sometimes ideal ; but the woman with whom he cohabited was a despicable drab ... means of judging are left us , seem to have been right ; but his life was , it seems irregular , negligent , and ...
Pagina 49
... mean , that we are entertained every day with more valuable sentiments at the table - conversation of in- genious ... meaning in the Preface to another book , as if I condemned and exposed all learning , though they knew I declared that ...
... mean , that we are entertained every day with more valuable sentiments at the table - conversation of in- genious ... meaning in the Preface to another book , as if I condemned and exposed all learning , though they knew I declared that ...
Pagina 358
... mean anything , must mean the same . That Gay was a man in wit is a very frigid com- mendation ; 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 anything , must mean the same . That Gay was a man in wit is a very frigid com- mendation ; 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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