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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
...
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Addison , exalted to a high place , was forced into degradation by the sense of
his own incapacity ; Prior , who was employed by men vety capable of estimating
his value , having been secretary to one embassy . , had , when great abilities ...
Addison , exalted to a high place , was forced into degradation by the sense of
his own incapacity ; Prior , who was employed by men vety capable of estimating
his value , having been secretary to one embassy . , had , when great abilities ...
Pagina 41
Blackmore , being despised as a poet , was in time neglected as a physician ; his
practice , which was once invidiously great , forsook him in the latter part of his
life ; but being by nature , or by principle , averse from idleness , he employed his
...
Blackmore , being despised as a poet , was in time neglected as a physician ; his
practice , which was once invidiously great , forsook him in the latter part of his
life ; but being by nature , or by principle , averse from idleness , he employed his
...
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can be added to topics on which successive ages have been employed ? Of the “
Paraphrase on Isaiah " nothing very favourable can be said . Sublime and
solemn prose gain's little by a change to blank verse ; and the paraphrast has ...
can be added to topics on which successive ages have been employed ? Of the “
Paraphrase on Isaiah " nothing very favourable can be said . Sublime and
solemn prose gain's little by a change to blank verse ; and the paraphrast has ...
Pagina 55
... to have been many machinations employed afterwards in his favour ; and
diligent court GAY . 55.
... to have been many machinations employed afterwards in his favour ; and
diligent court GAY . 55.
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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 |
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