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Pagina 7
He was born July 21 , 1664 , according to some , at Wimborne , in Dorsetshire , of
I know not what parents ; others say that he was the son of a joiner of London : he
was perhaps willing enough to leave his birth unsettled , in hope , like Don ...
He was born July 21 , 1664 , according to some , at Wimborne , in Dorsetshire , of
I know not what parents ; others say that he was the son of a joiner of London : he
was perhaps willing enough to leave his birth unsettled , in hope , like Don ...
Pagina 8
When they are attacked every one hopes to see them humbled ; what is hoped is
readily believed , and what is believed is confidently told . Dryden had been more
accustomed to hostilities than that such enemies should break his quies ; and ...
When they are attacked every one hopes to see them humbled ; what is hoped is
readily believed , and what is believed is confidently told . Dryden had been more
accustomed to hostilities than that such enemies should break his quies ; and ...
Pagina 11
Harley and his friends began to hope that they might , by driving the Whigs from
court and from power , gratify at once the queen and the people . There was now
a call for writers , who might convey intelligence of past abuses , and show the ...
Harley and his friends began to hope that they might , by driving the Whigs from
court and from power , gratify at once the queen and the people . There was now
a call for writers , who might convey intelligence of past abuses , and show the ...
Pagina 33
... he had passed his twentyfifth year , before other men , even such as are some
time to shine in eminence , have passed their probation of literature , or presume
to hope for any other notice than such as is bestowed on diligence and inquiry .
... he had passed his twentyfifth year , before other men , even such as are some
time to shine in eminence , have passed their probation of literature , or presume
to hope for any other notice than such as is bestowed on diligence and inquiry .
Pagina 76
The mixture of religious hope and resignation gives an elevation and dignity to
disappointed love , which images merely natural cannot bestow . The gloom of a
convent strikes the imagination with far greater force than the solitude of a grove .
The mixture of religious hope and resignation gives an elevation and dignity to
disappointed love , which images merely natural cannot bestow . The gloom of a
convent strikes the imagination with far greater force than the solitude of a grove .
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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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