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... as Burnet relates , reading Horace , and was so well pleased with his
proficiency , that he undertook the care and cost of his academical edu . eation .
He entered his name in St. John's College , at Cambridge , in 1682 , in his
eighteenth year ...
... as Burnet relates , reading Horace , and was so well pleased with his
proficiency , that he undertook the care and cost of his academical edu . eation .
He entered his name in St. John's College , at Cambridge , in 1682 , in his
eighteenth year ...
Pagina 22
These apologies are always useless : de gustibus non est disputandum ; " men
may be convinced , but they cannot be pleased against their wils . But , though
taste is obstinate , it is variable ; and time often prevails when , arguments ...
These apologies are always useless : de gustibus non est disputandum ; " men
may be convinced , but they cannot be pleased against their wils . But , though
taste is obstinate , it is variable ; and time often prevails when , arguments ...
Pagina 52
Pope was pleased with the honour ; and , when he became acquainted with Gay
, found such attractions in his manners and conversation , that he seems to have
received him into his inmost confidence ; and a friendship was formed between ...
Pope was pleased with the honour ; and , when he became acquainted with Gay
, found such attractions in his manners and conversation , that he seems to have
received him into his inmost confidence ; and a friendship was formed between ...
Pagina 53
Pope, who had also published pastorals, not pleased to be overlooked, drew up
a comparison of his own compositions with those of Philips, in which he covertly
gave himself the preference, while he seemed to disown it. Not content with this,
...
Pope, who had also published pastorals, not pleased to be overlooked, drew up
a comparison of his own compositions with those of Philips, in which he covertly
gave himself the preference, while he seemed to disown it. Not content with this,
...
Pagina 61
... and the two others such as a boy might be. £. to produce; but he was
commended by. #. Waller, who perhaps was pleased to find himself imitated in
six lines, which, though they begin with nonsense and end with dulness, excited
in the ...
... and the two others such as a boy might be. £. to produce; but he was
commended by. #. Waller, who perhaps was pleased to find himself imitated in
six lines, which, though they begin with nonsense and end with dulness, excited
in the ...
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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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