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Pagina 34
Cowley says of the stone with which Cain slew his brother : I saw him filing the
stone , as if he meant At once his murther and his monument . Book 1 . Of the
sword taken from Goliah , he says : A sword so great , that it was only fit To take
off ħis ...
Cowley says of the stone with which Cain slew his brother : I saw him filing the
stone , as if he meant At once his murther and his monument . Book 1 . Of the
sword taken from Goliah , he says : A sword so great , that it was only fit To take
off ħis ...
Pagina 104
Of him , at last may be said what Jonson says of Spenser , that he wrote no
language , but has formed what Butler calls a Babylonish dialect , in itself harsh
and barbarous , but made , by exalted genius and extensive learning , the vehicle
of so ...
Of him , at last may be said what Jonson says of Spenser , that he wrote no
language , but has formed what Butler calls a Babylonish dialect , in itself harsh
and barbarous , but made , by exalted genius and extensive learning , the vehicle
of so ...
Pagina 218
This is the fondness of a friend ; let us hear what is told us by a rival : “ Addison ' s
conversation , ” says Pope , “ had something in it more charming than I have
found in any other man . But this was only when familiar : before strangers , or ...
This is the fondness of a friend ; let us hear what is told us by a rival : “ Addison ' s
conversation , ” says Pope , “ had something in it more charming than I have
found in any other man . But this was only when familiar : before strangers , or ...
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JOHN MILTON | 47 |
EARL OF ROCHESTER | 107 |
JOSEPH ADDISON | 197 |
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Addison afterwards allowed appears attention believe called censure character common considered continued conversation Cowley criticism death delight desire discovered Dryden easily effect elegance endeavoured English equal excellence expected expression favour formed friends gave genius give given hand honour hope human imagination Italy Johnson kind King knowledge known labour language learning less letter lines lived Lord lost manner means mentioned Milton mind nature necessary never numbers observed occasion once opinion original pass performance perhaps person play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope praise present probably produced published reader reason received regard remarks Savage says seems sometimes soon sufficient supposed Swift tell things thought told translation true verses virtue whole write written wrote
Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Lives of the English Poets: A Selection Everyman's classics Everyman's library |
| Auteur | Samuel Johnson |
| Redacteur | John Wain |
| Bijdrager | John Wain |
| Uitgever | Dent, 1975 |
| ISBN | 0460157701, 9780460157704 |
| Lengte | 470 pagina's |
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