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Pagina 17
If this part of his character suffers an abatement , it must be from the disproportion
of his rhymes , which have not always sufficient consonance , and from the
admission of broken lines into his “ Solomon ; " but perhaps he thought , like
Cowley ...
If this part of his character suffers an abatement , it must be from the disproportion
of his rhymes , which have not always sufficient consonance , and from the
admission of broken lines into his “ Solomon ; " but perhaps he thought , like
Cowley ...
Pagina 24
He was formed for a controvertist ; with sufficient learning ; with diction vehement
and pointed , though often vulgar and incorrect ; with unconquerable pertinacity ;
with wit in the highest degree keen and sarcastic ; and with all those powers ...
He was formed for a controvertist ; with sufficient learning ; with diction vehement
and pointed , though often vulgar and incorrect ; with unconquerable pertinacity ;
with wit in the highest degree keen and sarcastic ; and with all those powers ...
Pagina 49
Of " Florelio " it is sufficient to say , that it is an occasional pastoral , which implies
something neither natural nor artificial , neither comic nor serious . The next Ode
is irregular , and therefore defective . As the sentiments are pious , they cannot ...
Of " Florelio " it is sufficient to say , that it is an occasional pastoral , which implies
something neither natural nor artificial , neither comic nor serious . The next Ode
is irregular , and therefore defective . As the sentiments are pious , they cannot ...
Pagina 51
... more than in his last moments : He had a conscious Satisfaction ( no doubt ) in
acting right , in feeling himself honest , true , and unpretending to more than was
his own . So he dyed , as he lived , with that secret , yet sufficient , Contentment .
... more than in his last moments : He had a conscious Satisfaction ( no doubt ) in
acting right , in feeling himself honest , true , and unpretending to more than was
his own . So he dyed , as he lived , with that secret , yet sufficient , Contentment .
Pagina 54
Not long afterwards ( 1717 ) he endeavoured to entertain the town with “ Three
Hours after Marriage ; " a comedy written , as there is sufficient reason for
believing , by the joint assistance of Pope and Arbuthnot . One purpose of it was
to bring ...
Not long afterwards ( 1717 ) he endeavoured to entertain the town with “ Three
Hours after Marriage ; " a comedy written , as there is sufficient reason for
believing , by the joint assistance of Pope and Arbuthnot . One purpose of it was
to bring ...
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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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