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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 4
Whether the similitude of those passages , which exhibit the same thought on the
same occasion proceeded from accident or imitation , is not easy to determine .
Tickell might have been impressed with his expectation by Swift's “ Proposal for ...
Whether the similitude of those passages , which exhibit the same thought on the
same occasion proceeded from accident or imitation , is not easy to determine .
Tickell might have been impressed with his expectation by Swift's “ Proposal for ...
Pagina 5
him to another effort of poetry : On this occasion he had fewer or less formidable
rivals ; and it would be not easy to name any other composition produced by that
event which is now remembered . Every thing has its day . Through the reigns of
...
him to another effort of poetry : On this occasion he had fewer or less formidable
rivals ; and it would be not easy to name any other composition produced by that
event which is now remembered . Every thing has its day . Through the reigns of
...
Pagina 7
And while the Duke of Shrewsbury was still at Paris , Bolingbroke wrote to Prior
thus : “ Monsieur de Torcy has a confidence in you : make use of it , once for all ,
upon this occasion , and convince him thoroughly , that we must give a different ...
And while the Duke of Shrewsbury was still at Paris , Bolingbroke wrote to Prior
thus : “ Monsieur de Torcy has a confidence in you : make use of it , once for all ,
upon this occasion , and convince him thoroughly , that we must give a different ...
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The dialogue is one constant reciprocation of conceits , or clash of wit , in which
nothing flows necessarily from the occasion , or is dictated by nature . The
characters , both of men and women , are either fictitious and artificial , as those
of ...
The dialogue is one constant reciprocation of conceits , or clash of wit , in which
nothing flows necessarily from the occasion , or is dictated by nature . The
characters , both of men and women , are either fictitious and artificial , as those
of ...
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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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