The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1858 - 4 pagina's |
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Pagina 32
... friends were chiefly in the city . In the early part of Black- more's time , a citizen was a term of reproach ; and ... friend's book . " He thinks , and with some reason , that from such a per- formance perfection cannot be expected ...
... friends were chiefly in the city . In the early part of Black- more's time , a citizen was a term of reproach ; and ... friend's book . " He thinks , and with some reason , that from such a per- formance perfection cannot be expected ...
Pagina 33
... friends ; and in one of his latter works he praises Dennis as " equal to Boileau in poetry , and superior to him in critical abilities . " 99 He seems to have been more delighted with praise than pained by censure , and , instead of ...
... friends ; and in one of his latter works he praises Dennis as " equal to Boileau in poetry , and superior to him in critical abilities . " 99 He seems to have been more delighted with praise than pained by censure , and , instead of ...
Pagina 37
... friends with his unpublished per- formances . " The rest of the Lay Monks seem to be but feeble mortals , in comparison with the gigantic Johnson ; who yet , with all his abilities , and the help of the fraternity , could drive the ...
... friends with his unpublished per- formances . " The rest of the Lay Monks seem to be but feeble mortals , in comparison with the gigantic Johnson ; who yet , with all his abilities , and the help of the fraternity , could drive the ...
Pagina 41
... friends nor enemies . Contempt is a kind of gangrene , which , if it seizes one part of a character , corrupts all the rest by degrees . Black- more , being despised as a poet , was in time neglected as a physician ; his practice ...
... friends nor enemies . Contempt is a kind of gangrene , which , if it seizes one part of a character , corrupts all the rest by degrees . Black- more , being despised as a poet , was in time neglected as a physician ; his practice ...
Pagina 48
... The lady afterwards detained him with her as the auditor of her accompts . He often wandered to London , and amused himself with the con- versation of his friends . He died , in 1730 , at Easthamstead in Berkshire 48 FENTON .
... The lady afterwards detained him with her as the auditor of her accompts . He often wandered to London , and amused himself with the con- versation of his friends . He died , in 1730 , at Easthamstead in Berkshire 48 FENTON .
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