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Pagina 12
... and his notes found of greater excellence than that in which on the Davideis
supply , were at that time acCowley condemns exuberance of wit : cessions to
English literature , and show such skill as raises our wish for more examples . Yet
'tis ...
... and his notes found of greater excellence than that in which on the Davideis
supply , were at that time acCowley condemns exuberance of wit : cessions to
English literature , and show such skill as raises our wish for more examples . Yet
'tis ...
Pagina 14
Though the English Ode cannot be After such enthusiasm , who will not lament
called a translation , it may be very properly con to find the poet conclude with
lines like these : sulted as a commentary . The spirit of Pindar is indeed not every
...
Though the English Ode cannot be After such enthusiasm , who will not lament
called a translation , it may be very properly con to find the poet conclude with
lines like these : sulted as a commentary . The spirit of Pindar is indeed not every
...
Pagina 16
... the whole succession of English litera- a distinct spocies of mankind , that lived
and acture . ted with manners uncommunicable ; so that it is Of this silence and
neglect , if the reason be difficult even for imagination to place us in the inquired ...
... the whole succession of English litera- a distinct spocies of mankind , that lived
and acture . ted with manners uncommunicable ; so that it is Of this silence and
neglect , if the reason be difficult even for imagination to place us in the inquired ...
Pagina 18
... that they both exhibit the agency of celestial and that the three greatest English
poets were Speninfernal spirits , in which however they differ ser , Shakspeare ,
and Cowley . widely ; for Cowley supposes them commonly His manner he had ...
... that they both exhibit the agency of celestial and that the three greatest English
poets were Speninfernal spirits , in which however they differ ser , Shakspeare ,
and Cowley . widely ; for Cowley supposes them commonly His manner he had ...
Pagina 20
Wbo by resolves and vows engaged does stand , neither have our English poets
observed it , for For days that yet belong to fate , aught I can find . The Latins ( qui
. Musas coluni an severiorés ) sometimes did it ; and their prince , 03 : The ...
Wbo by resolves and vows engaged does stand , neither have our English poets
observed it , for For days that yet belong to fate , aught I can find . The Latins ( qui
. Musas coluni an severiorés ) sometimes did it ; and their prince , 03 : The ...
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | The Lives of the English Poets |
| Auteur | Samuel Johnson |
| Uitgever | Jones and Company, 1848 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Harvard University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 28 feb 2019 |
| Lengte | 365 pagina's |
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