The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2 |
Vanuit het boek
Resultaten 1-5 van 57
Pagina 3
The death of Queen Mary ( in 1695 ) produced a subject for all the writers ;
perhaps no funeral was ever so poetically attended . Dryden , indeed , as a man
discountenanced and deprived , was silent ; but scarcely any other maker of
verses ...
The death of Queen Mary ( in 1695 ) produced a subject for all the writers ;
perhaps no funeral was ever so poetically attended . Dryden , indeed , as a man
discountenanced and deprived , was silent ; but scarcely any other maker of
verses ...
Pagina 4
A great part of Queen Anne's reign was a time of war , in which there was little
employment for negotiators , and Prior had therefore leisure to make or to polish
verses . When the battle of Blenheim called forth all the versemen , Prior , among
...
A great part of Queen Anne's reign was a time of war , in which there was little
employment for negotiators , and Prior had therefore leisure to make or to polish
verses . When the battle of Blenheim called forth all the versemen , Prior , among
...
Pagina 5
The nation in time grew weary of the war , and the Queen grew weary of her
ministers . The war was burdensome , and the ministers were insolent . Harley
and his friends began to hope that they might , by driving the whigs from court
and from ...
The nation in time grew weary of the war , and the Queen grew weary of her
ministers . The war was burdensome , and the ministers were insolent . Harley
and his friends began to hope that they might , by driving the whigs from court
and from ...
Pagina 6
of Prior appears from the mention made of him by St. John in his letter to the
Queen. “My Lord Treasurer moved, and all my Lords were of the same opinion,
that Mr. Prior should be added to those who are empowered to sign: the reason
for ...
of Prior appears from the mention made of him by St. John in his letter to the
Queen. “My Lord Treasurer moved, and all my Lords were of the same opinion,
that Mr. Prior should be added to those who are empowered to sign: the reason
for ...
Pagina 7
But , while he continued in appearance a private man , he was treated with
confidence by Lewis , who sent him with a letter to the Queen , written in favour of
the Elector of Bavaria , I shall expect , " says he , * with impatience , the return of
Mr.
But , while he continued in appearance a private man , he was treated with
confidence by Lewis , who sent him with a letter to the Queen , written in favour of
the Elector of Bavaria , I shall expect , " says he , * with impatience , the return of
Mr.
Wat mensen zeggen - Een review schrijven
We hebben geen reviews gevonden op de gebruikelijke plaatsen.
Overige edities - Alles weergeven
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
Addison afterwards allowed appeared attention believe called censure character common conduct considered continued conversation criticism death delight desire discovered Dryden easily effect elegance employed endeavoured equal excellence expected faults favour formed fortune friends friendship gave give given hand honour hope human hundred imagination kind King known Lady learning least less letter lines lived longer Lord manner means mentioned mind nature never Night numbers observed obtained occasion once opinion original passed performance perhaps person pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope pounds praise present printed produced published Queen reader reason received regard remarkable reputation returned Savage says seems sent shew sometimes soon success suffered sufficient supposed Swift tell thing thought tion told translation verses virtue write written wrote Young
Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2 Volume 419 van Collection of British and American authors Collection of British authors ; no. 418-419 Volume 418 van Collection of British authors The Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson |
| Auteur | Samuel Johnson |
| Uitgever | B. Tauchnitz, 1858 |
| Citatie exporteren | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |