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Pagina 17
He died at Wimpole , a seat of the Earl of Oxford , on the 18th of September ,
1721 , and was buried in Westminster ; where on a monument , for which , as the
" last piece of human vanity , " he left five hundred pounds , is engraven this
epitaph ...
He died at Wimpole , a seat of the Earl of Oxford , on the 18th of September ,
1721 , and was buried in Westminster ; where on a monument , for which , as the
" last piece of human vanity , " he left five hundred pounds , is engraven this
epitaph ...
Pagina 23
His epigrams and lighter pieces are , like those of others , sometimes elegant ,
sometimes trifling , and sometimes dull ; among the best are the “ Chamelion "
and the epitaph on John and Joan . Scarcely any one of our poets has written so
...
His epigrams and lighter pieces are , like those of others , sometimes elegant ,
sometimes trifling , and sometimes dull ; among the best are the “ Chamelion "
and the epitaph on John and Joan . Scarcely any one of our poets has written so
...
Pagina 177
The criticism upon Pope's Epitaphs , which was printed in “ The Universal Visitor ,
” is placed here , being too minute and particular to be inserted in the Life ... To
define an epitaph is useless ; every one knows that it is an inscription on a tomb .
The criticism upon Pope's Epitaphs , which was printed in “ The Universal Visitor ,
” is placed here , being too minute and particular to be inserted in the Life ... To
define an epitaph is useless ; every one knows that it is an inscription on a tomb .
Pagina 178
Blest peer ! his great forefathers ' every grace Reflecting , and reflected on his
race ; Where other Buckhursts , other Dorsets shine , And patriots still , or poets ,
deck the line . The first distich of this epitaph contains a kind of information which
...
Blest peer ! his great forefathers ' every grace Reflecting , and reflected on his
race ; Where other Buckhursts , other Dorsets shine , And patriots still , or poets ,
deck the line . The first distich of this epitaph contains a kind of information which
...
Pagina 180
The blessing ascribed to the peer has no connection with his peerage ; they
might happen to any other man whose posterity were likely to be regarded . I
know not whether this epitaph be worthy either of the writer or the man entombed
. II .
The blessing ascribed to the peer has no connection with his peerage ; they
might happen to any other man whose posterity were likely to be regarded . I
know not whether this epitaph be worthy either of the writer or the man entombed
. II .
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Addison affected afterwards allowed appear attention beauties began called censure character common considered copies criticism delight desire diligence discovered Dryden easily edition elegance English epigram epitaph equal Essay excellence expected express fame father faults favour formed friends gave genius give given hands Homer honour hope hundred Iliad judgment kind King knowledge known labour language learning less letter lines lived Lord manners mean mentioned mind nature never numbers observed once opinion original passages passed performance perhaps persons play pleased pleasure poem poet poetry Pope Pope's praise present printed Prior produced published readers reason received remarks says seems sense sometimes soon success sufficient supposed Swift tell thought tion told translation true verses virtue volume wish write written wrote
Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Lives of the English Poets: Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope Volume 159 van Cassell's national library |
| Auteur | Samuel Johnson |
| Redacteur | Henry Morley |
| Uitgever | Cassell, 1892 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | University of Iowa |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 4 jan 2016 |
| Lengte | 192 pagina's |
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