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... English biography , has been written by Dr. Sprat , an author whose pregnancy of imagi- nation and elegance of language have deservedly set him high in the ranks of literature ; but his zeal of friendship , or ambition of eloquence ...
... English biography , has been written by Dr. Sprat , an author whose pregnancy of imagi- nation and elegance of language have deservedly set him high in the ranks of literature ; but his zeal of friendship , or ambition of eloquence ...
Pagina 2
... - bour . Among the English poets , Cowley , Milton , and Pope , might be said " to lisp in numbers ; " and have given such early proofs , not only of powers of language , but of comprehension of things , as to 2 COWLEY .
... - bour . Among the English poets , Cowley , Milton , and Pope , might be said " to lisp in numbers ; " and have given such early proofs , not only of powers of language , but of comprehension of things , as to 2 COWLEY .
Pagina 11
... English , till their works and May's poem appeared , seemed unable to contest the palm with any other of the lettered nations . By May's poem we are here to understand a If the Latin performances of Cowley and Milton be compared COWLEY 11.
... English , till their works and May's poem appeared , seemed unable to contest the palm with any other of the lettered nations . By May's poem we are here to understand a If the Latin performances of Cowley and Milton be compared COWLEY 11.
Pagina 37
... English literature , and shew such skill as raises our wish for more examples . The lines from Jersey are a very curious and pleasing specimen of the familiar descending to the burlesque . His two metrical disquisitions for and against ...
... English literature , and shew such skill as raises our wish for more examples . The lines from Jersey are a very curious and pleasing specimen of the familiar descending to the burlesque . His two metrical disquisitions for and against ...
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Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Samuel Johnson,George Birkbeck Norman Hill Fragmentweergave - 1968 |
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