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... service he greatly distinguished himself as a warrior . The fame of his valour
reached Moriat ; and love , vindicating its ascendency , made her a poetess . She
composed an ode , in which she extolled the exploits of Maon , and urged him to.
... service he greatly distinguished himself as a warrior . The fame of his valour
reached Moriat ; and love , vindicating its ascendency , made her a poetess . She
composed an ode , in which she extolled the exploits of Maon , and urged him to.
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Mr . Stephens considers this poem to have been composed in 1077 , to further
the interests of Cadwalader , who at that period returned from his long exile to
reclaim the throne of his ancestors , the successful result of which reclamation is
...
Mr . Stephens considers this poem to have been composed in 1077 , to further
the interests of Cadwalader , who at that period returned from his long exile to
reclaim the throne of his ancestors , the successful result of which reclamation is
...
Pagina 2
... service he greatly distinguished himself as a warrior . The fame of his valour
reached Moriat ; and love , vindicating its ascendency , made her a poetess . She
composed an ode , in which she extolled the exploits of Maon , and urged him to.
... service he greatly distinguished himself as a warrior . The fame of his valour
reached Moriat ; and love , vindicating its ascendency , made her a poetess . She
composed an ode , in which she extolled the exploits of Maon , and urged him to.
Pagina 4
... his poetry , which in his youth he had employed in the praises of false gods , to
a better use ; and now changing his opinion and language , composed more
elegant poems to the honour of the omnipotent God and the praises of his saints .
... his poetry , which in his youth he had employed in the praises of false gods , to
a better use ; and now changing his opinion and language , composed more
elegant poems to the honour of the omnipotent God and the praises of his saints .
Pagina 7
Mr . Stephens considers this poem to have been composed in 1077 , to further
the interests of Cadwalader , who at that period returned from his long exile to
reclaim the throne of his ancestors , the successful result of which reclamation is
...
Mr . Stephens considers this poem to have been composed in 1077 , to further
the interests of Cadwalader , who at that period returned from his long exile to
reclaim the throne of his ancestors , the successful result of which reclamation is
...
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Pagina 204 - What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid ! heard words that have been So nimble and so full of subtile flame As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life...
Pagina 184 - The reluctant pangs of abdicating royalty in Edward furnished hints which Shakspeare scarcely improved in his Richard the Second; and the death-scene of Marlowe's king moves pity and terror beyond any scene ancient or modern with which I am acquainted.
Pagina 177 - He had, by a misfortune common enough to young fellows, fallen into ill company, and amongst them, some that made a frequent practice of deer-stealing, engaged him more than once in robbing a park that belonged to Sir Thomas Lucy, of Charlecote, near Stratford.
Pagina 179 - He was wont to go to his native country once a year. I think I have been told that he left 200?.
Pagina 303 - Waller, though confessedly," says Clarendon, " the most guilty, with incredible dissimulation affected such a remorse of conscience, that his trial was put off, out of Christian compassion, till he might recover his understanding.
Pagina 186 - Next Marlowe, bathed in the Thespian springs, Had in him those brave translunary things That the first poets had ; his raptures were All air and fire, which made his verses clear ; For that fine madness still he did retain Which rightly should possess a poet's brain.
Pagina 178 - Yes, trust them not, for there is an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers, that with his tiger's heart wrapped in a player's hide, supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blank verse as the best of you; and being an absolute Johannes Factotum, is in his own conceit the only Shake-scene in a country.
Pagina 52 - For many a cheerful day. These ancient walls Have often heard him, while his legends blithe He sang; of love, or knighthood, or the wiles Of homely life; through each estate and age, The fashions and the follies of the world With cunning hand portraying. Though perchance From Blenheim's towers...
Pagina 282 - His chiefest recreation was Musick, in which heavenly Art he was a most excellent Master, and did himself compose many divine Hymns and Anthems, which he set and sung to his Lute or Viol...
Pagina 314 - Orpheus' lyre : If she sit down, with tops all tow'rds her bow'd, They round about her into arbours crowd : Or if she walks, in even ranks they stand, Like some well-marshal'd and obsequious band.
Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Johnson's Lives of the British poets completed by W. Hazlitt, Volume 1 Johnson's Lives of the British poets completed by W. Hazlitt, William Hazlitt Nat. illustr. libr |
| Auteur | Samuel Johnson |
| gepubliceerd | 1854 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Oxford University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 14 juni 2006 |
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