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Pagina 13
They are written with frigidity : The compositions are such as might exuberance of
wit , and with copiousness of have been written for penance by a hermit , or
learning ; and it is truly asserted by Sprat , that for hire by a philosophical rhymer
...
They are written with frigidity : The compositions are such as might exuberance of
wit , and with copiousness of have been written for penance by a hermit , or
learning ; and it is truly asserted by Sprat , that for hire by a philosophical rhymer
...
Pagina 14
... and sometimes despise as trilling , always admire as ingenious , and alIt is
hard to conceive that a man of ' he first ways condemn as unnatural . rank in
learning and wit , when he was dealing The Pindaric Odes are now to be
considered ...
... and sometimes despise as trilling , always admire as ingenious , and alIt is
hard to conceive that a man of ' he first ways condemn as unnatural . rank in
learning and wit , when he was dealing The Pindaric Odes are now to be
considered ...
Pagina 17
The allusions , however , are not always to Learning ( young virgin ) but few
suitors knew ; The common prostitute she lately grew , vulgar things ; he offends
by exaggeration as And with the spurious brood loads now the press ; much as
by ...
The allusions , however , are not always to Learning ( young virgin ) but few
suitors knew ; The common prostitute she lately grew , vulgar things ; he offends
by exaggeration as And with the spurious brood loads now the press ; much as
by ...
Pagina 18
If the continu- is never pathetic , and rarely sublime ; but ada ation of the Davideis
can be missed , it is for the ways either ingenious or learned , either acute or
learning that had been diffused over it , and the profound . notes in which it had ...
If the continu- is never pathetic , and rarely sublime ; but ada ation of the Davideis
can be missed , it is for the ways either ingenious or learned , either acute or
learning that had been diffused over it , and the profound . notes in which it had ...
Pagina 19
He acknowledges his obligation to the learning and makes no selection of words
, nor seeks any industry of Jonson ; but I have found no traces neatness of phrase
: he has no elegances , of Jonson in his works : to emulate Donne ap- either ...
He acknowledges his obligation to the learning and makes no selection of words
, nor seeks any industry of Jonson ; but I have found no traces neatness of phrase
: he has no elegances , of Jonson in his works : to emulate Donne ap- either ...
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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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