The Lives of the English PoetsBernhard Tauchnitz, 1858 - 414 pagina's |
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Pagina 27
... occasion discover nothing but impotence and poverty . He has in these little pieces neither elevation of fancy , selection of language , nor skill in versification ; yet , if I were required to select from the whole mass of English ...
... occasion discover nothing but impotence and poverty . He has in these little pieces neither elevation of fancy , selection of language , nor skill in versification ; yet , if I were required to select from the whole mass of English ...
Pagina 34
... - born from the press . " It is never mentioned , and was never seen by me till I borrowed it for the present occasion . Jacob says , " it is corrected and She revised for another impression ; " but the labour of 34 BLACKMORE .
... - born from the press . " It is never mentioned , and was never seen by me till I borrowed it for the present occasion . Jacob says , " it is corrected and She revised for another impression ; " but the labour of 34 BLACKMORE .
Pagina 60
... occasions , and on small , the mind is repelled by useless and apparent falsehood . Of his little poems the public ... occasion ; for who can much delight in the echo of unnatural fiction ? " Dione " is a counterpart to " Amynta " and ...
... occasions , and on small , the mind is repelled by useless and apparent falsehood . Of his little poems the public ... occasion ; for who can much delight in the echo of unnatural fiction ? " Dione " is a counterpart to " Amynta " and ...
Pagina 74
... occasion . The surprise of Dr. Young , together with what Steele has said against Tickell , in relation to this affair , make it highly pro- bable that there was some underhand dealing in that business ; and indeed Tickell himself , who ...
... occasion . The surprise of Dr. Young , together with what Steele has said against Tickell , in relation to this affair , make it highly pro- bable that there was some underhand dealing in that business ; and indeed Tickell himself , who ...
Pagina 79
... occasion . Sublatum quærimus . I can now excuse all his foibles ; impute them to age , and to distress of circumstances ; the last of these considerations wrings my very soul to think on . For a man of high spirit , conscious of having ...
... occasion . Sublatum quærimus . I can now excuse all his foibles ; impute them to age , and to distress of circumstances ; the last of these considerations wrings my very soul to think on . For a man of high spirit , conscious of having ...
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