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Pagina 4
... " but he altered the expression when the Lives were collected into volumes . The satire was added to Cowley's Works by the particular di rection of Dr. Johnson . - N . in such correspondence as the royal cause required , and 4 COWLEY .
... " but he altered the expression when the Lives were collected into volumes . The satire was added to Cowley's Works by the particular di rection of Dr. Johnson . - N . in such correspondence as the royal cause required , and 4 COWLEY .
Pagina 7
... expression from a secretary of the present time would be considered as merely ludicrous , or at most as an ostentatious display of scholarship ; but the manners of that time were so tinged with superstition , that I cannot but suspect ...
... expression from a secretary of the present time would be considered as merely ludicrous , or at most as an ostentatious display of scholarship ; but the manners of that time were so tinged with superstition , that I cannot but suspect ...
Pagina 16
... expressions , and to leave curi- osity often unsatisfied . What he did not tell , can- not however now be known ; I must therefore re- commend the perusal of his work , to which my nar- ration can be considered only as a slender supple ...
... expressions , and to leave curi- osity often unsatisfied . What he did not tell , can- not however now be known ; I must therefore re- commend the perusal of his work , to which my nar- ration can be considered only as a slender supple ...
Pagina 20
... expression , but useful to those who know their va- lue ; and such as , when they are expanded to per- spicuity , and polished to elegance , may give lustre to works which have more propriety , though less copiousness of sentiment ...
... expression , but useful to those who know their va- lue ; and such as , when they are expanded to per- spicuity , and polished to elegance , may give lustre to works which have more propriety , though less copiousness of sentiment ...
Pagina 28
... in joy to share . DONNE . Their thoughts and expressions were sometimes grossly absurd , and such as no figures or license can reconcile to the understanding . A Lover neither Dead nor Alive , Then down I 28 COWLEY .
... in joy to share . DONNE . Their thoughts and expressions were sometimes grossly absurd , and such as no figures or license can reconcile to the understanding . A Lover neither Dead nor Alive , Then down I 28 COWLEY .
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Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Samuel Johnson,George Birkbeck Norman Hill Fragmentweergave - 1968 |
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