Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1933 |
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Pagina 5
... never had resolution to tell his passion . some This consideration cannot but abate , in measure , the reader's ... never within the possibility of committing , differs only by the infrequency of his folly from him who praises beauty ...
... never had resolution to tell his passion . some This consideration cannot but abate , in measure , the reader's ... never within the possibility of committing , differs only by the infrequency of his folly from him who praises beauty ...
Pagina 116
... never drove a field , and that they had no flocks to batten ; and though it be allowed that the representation may be allegorical , the true meaning is so uncertain and remote , that it is never sought because it cannot be known when it ...
... never drove a field , and that they had no flocks to batten ; and though it be allowed that the representation may be allegorical , the true meaning is so uncertain and remote , that it is never sought because it cannot be known when it ...
Pagina 454
... never have talked at this foolish rate so near : ' Gods ! thou must be cautious . Oh yes , very cautious : for if Cato should over- hear you , and turn you off for politicians , Caesar would never take you ; no , Caesar would never take ...
... never have talked at this foolish rate so near : ' Gods ! thou must be cautious . Oh yes , very cautious : for if Cato should over- hear you , and turn you off for politicians , Caesar would never take you ; no , Caesar would never take ...
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