The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2Walker, Akerman, Edwards, 1821 |
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... equal knowledge . His ac- quaintance with books was great ; and what he did not immediately know , he could at least tell where to find . Such was his amplitude of learning , and such his copiousness of communication , that it may be ...
... equal knowledge . His ac- quaintance with books was great ; and what he did not immediately know , he could at least tell where to find . Such was his amplitude of learning , and such his copiousness of communication , that it may be ...
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... equal and proportioned to the renown of a prince on whom they were written ; such great actions and lives deserving to be the sub- ject of the noblest pens and most divine phansies . " He proceeds : " Having so long experienced your ...
... equal and proportioned to the renown of a prince on whom they were written ; such great actions and lives deserving to be the sub- ject of the noblest pens and most divine phansies . " He proceeds : " Having so long experienced your ...
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... equal propriety , have been said by another . The general design is , perhaps , open to criticism ; but the composition can seldom be charged with inaccuracy or negli- gence . The author never slumbers in self - indul- gence ; his full ...
... equal propriety , have been said by another . The general design is , perhaps , open to criticism ; but the composition can seldom be charged with inaccuracy or negli- gence . The author never slumbers in self - indul- gence ; his full ...
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... hero in the villain . The fifth act is not equal to the former ; the events of the drama are exhausted , and little re- mains but to talk of what is past . It has been ob- served , that the title of the play does not 62 ROWE .
... hero in the villain . The fifth act is not equal to the former ; the events of the drama are exhausted , and little re- mains but to talk of what is past . It has been ob- served , that the title of the play does not 62 ROWE .
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... equal to the subject , desired him to propose it to some better poet . Ha- lifax told him , that there was no encouragement for genius ; that worthless men were unprofitably enriched with publick money , without any care to find or ...
... equal to the subject , desired him to propose it to some better poet . Ha- lifax told him , that there was no encouragement for genius ; that worthless men were unprofitably enriched with publick money , without any care to find or ...
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