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WHEN , at the age of sixty - eight , Johnson was writing these “ Lives of the
English Poets , ” he had caused omissions to be made from the poems of
Rochester , and was asked whether he would allow the printers to give all the
verse of Prior .
WHEN , at the age of sixty - eight , Johnson was writing these “ Lives of the
English Poets , ” he had caused omissions to be made from the poems of
Rochester , and was asked whether he would allow the printers to give all the
verse of Prior .
Pagina 8
On this occasion were those verses written , which , though nothing is said of
their success , seem to have recommended him to some notice ; for his praise of
the countess's music , and his lines on the famous picture of Seneca , afford
reason ...
On this occasion were those verses written , which , though nothing is said of
their success , seem to have recommended him to some notice ; for his praise of
the countess's music , and his lines on the famous picture of Seneca , afford
reason ...
Pagina 9
Dryden , indeed , as a man discountenanced and deprived , was silent ; but
scarcely any other maker of verses omitted to bring his tribute of tuneful sorrow .
An emulation of elegy was universal . Mary's praise was not confined to the
English ...
Dryden , indeed , as a man discountenanced and deprived , was silent ; but
scarcely any other maker of verses omitted to bring his tribute of tuneful sorrow .
An emulation of elegy was universal . Mary's praise was not confined to the
English ...
Pagina 10
King William supplied copious materials for either verse or prose . ... He was
really in Prior's mind what he represents him in his verses ; he considered him as
a hero , and was accustomed to say that he praised others in compliance with the
...
King William supplied copious materials for either verse or prose . ... He was
really in Prior's mind what he represents him in his verses ; he considered him as
a hero , and was accustomed to say that he praised others in compliance with the
...
Pagina 11
A great part of Queen Anne's reign was a time of war , in which there was little
employment for negotiators , and Prior had , therefore , leisure to make or to
polish verses . When the Battle of Blenheim called forth all the versemen , Prior ,
among ...
A great part of Queen Anne's reign was a time of war , in which there was little
employment for negotiators , and Prior had , therefore , leisure to make or to
polish verses . When the Battle of Blenheim called forth all the versemen , Prior ,
among ...
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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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