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On this occasion were those verses written , which , though nothing is said of
their success , seem to have recommended him to some notice ; for his praise of
the Countess's music , and his lines on the famous picture of Seneca , afford
reason ...
On this occasion were those verses written , which , though nothing is said of
their success , seem to have recommended him to some notice ; for his praise of
the Countess's music , and his lines on the famous picture of Seneca , afford
reason ...
Pagina 12
... he produced these extemporary lines : Mais cette voix , et ces beaux yeux ,
Font Cupidon trop dangereux ; Et je suis triste quand je crie , Bannissons la
Melancholie . Tradition represents him as willing to descend from the dignity of
the poet ...
... he produced these extemporary lines : Mais cette voix , et ces beaux yeux ,
Font Cupidon trop dangereux ; Et je suis triste quand je crie , Bannissons la
Melancholie . Tradition represents him as willing to descend from the dignity of
the poet ...
Pagina 14
His poem on the battle of Ramillies is necessarily tedious by the form of the
stanza : an uniform mass of ten lines thirtyfive times repeated , inconsequential
and slightly connected , must weary both the ear and the understanding . His
imitation ...
His poem on the battle of Ramillies is necessarily tedious by the form of the
stanza : an uniform mass of ten lines thirtyfive times repeated , inconsequential
and slightly connected , must weary both the ear and the understanding . His
imitation ...
Pagina 16
Perhaps no man ever thought a line superfluous when he first wrote it , or
contracted his work till his ebullitions of invention had subsided . And even if he
should control his desire of immediate renown , and keep his work nine years ...
Perhaps no man ever thought a line superfluous when he first wrote it , or
contracted his work till his ebullitions of invention had subsided . And even if he
should control his desire of immediate renown , and keep his work nine years ...
Pagina 17
He never sacrifices accuracy to ' haste , nor indulges himself in contemptuous
negligence , or impatient idleness : he has no careless lines , or entangled
sentiments : his words are nicely selected , and his thoughts fully expanded . If
this part ...
He never sacrifices accuracy to ' haste , nor indulges himself in contemptuous
negligence , or impatient idleness : he has no careless lines , or entangled
sentiments : his words are nicely selected , and his thoughts fully expanded . If
this part ...
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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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