The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 |
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Pagina 2
... never could bring it to retain the ordi- nary rules of grammar . " This is an instance of the natural desire of man to propagate a wonder . It is surely very difficult ta tell any thing as it was heard , when Sprat could not refrain ...
... never could bring it to retain the ordi- nary rules of grammar . " This is an instance of the natural desire of man to propagate a wonder . It is surely very difficult ta tell any thing as it was heard , when Sprat could not refrain ...
Pagina 4
... never inserted in any collection of his works ; " 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 ...
... never inserted in any collection of his works ; " 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 ...
Pagina 5
... never had resolution to tell his passion . This consideration cannot but abate , in some . measure , the reader's esteem for the work and the author . To love excellence , is natural ; it is na- tural likewise for the lover to solicit ...
... never had resolution to tell his passion . This consideration cannot but abate , in some . measure , the reader's esteem for the work and the author . To love excellence , is natural ; it is na- tural likewise for the lover to solicit ...
Pagina 6
... never within the possibility of com- mitting , differs only by the infrequency of his folly from him who praises beauty which he never saw ; complains of jealousy which he never felt ; sup- poses himself sometimes invited , and ...
... never within the possibility of com- mitting , differs only by the infrequency of his folly from him who praises beauty which he never saw ; complains of jealousy which he never felt ; sup- poses himself sometimes invited , and ...
Pagina 10
... never cancel led nor that it made him think himself.secure ; for at that dissolution of government which followed the death of Oliver , he returned into France , where he resumed his former station , and staid till the Res toration ...
... never cancel led nor that it made him think himself.secure ; for at that dissolution of government which followed the death of Oliver , he returned into France , where he resumed his former station , and staid till the Res toration ...
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Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Samuel Johnson,George Birkbeck Norman Hill Fragmentweergave - 1968 |
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