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Pagina 7
They are represented as asking questions sometimes vague , sometimes
insidious , and writing answers different from those which they received . Prior ,
however , seems to have been overpowered by their turbulence ; for he
confesses that ...
They are represented as asking questions sometimes vague , sometimes
insidious , and writing answers different from those which they received . Prior ,
however , seems to have been overpowered by their turbulence ; for he
confesses that ...
Pagina 22
Next year he gave another specimen of his abilīties in “ The Double Dealer , ”
which was not received with equal kindness . He writes to his patron , the Lord
Halifax , a dedication , in which he endeavours to reconcile the reader to that
which ...
Next year he gave another specimen of his abilīties in “ The Double Dealer , ”
which was not received with equal kindness . He writes to his patron , the Lord
Halifax , a dedication , in which he endeavours to reconcile the reader to that
which ...
Pagina 23
This , however , was received with more benevolence than any other of his works
, and still continues to be acted and applauded . But whatever objections may be
made either to his comic or tragic excellence , they are lost at once in the blaze ...
This , however , was received with more benevolence than any other of his works
, and still continues to be acted and applauded . But whatever objections may be
made either to his comic or tragic excellence , they are lost at once in the blaze ...
Pagina 25
Congreve's last play was “ The Way of the World ; " which , though as he hints in
his dedication it was written with great labour and much thought , was received
with so little favour , that , being in a high degree offended and disgusted , he ...
Congreve's last play was “ The Way of the World ; " which , though as he hints in
his dedication it was written with great labour and much thought , was received
with so little favour , that , being in a high degree offended and disgusted , he ...
Pagina 26
But he treated the Muses with ingratitude ; for , having long conversed familiarly
with the great , he wished to be considered rather as a man of fashion than of wit ;
and , when he received a visit from Voltaire , disgusted him by the despicable ...
But he treated the Muses with ingratitude ; for , having long conversed familiarly
with the great , he wished to be considered rather as a man of fashion than of wit ;
and , when he received a visit from Voltaire , disgusted him by the despicable ...
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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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