The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2Walker, Akerman, Edwards, 1821 |
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... things one man of parts can say of another , " and which , however , comprises great part of what can be known of Mr. Smith , it is better to transcribe at once than to take by pieces . I shall subjoin such little me- morials as ...
... things one man of parts can say of another , " and which , however , comprises great part of what can be known of Mr. Smith , it is better to transcribe at once than to take by pieces . I shall subjoin such little me- morials as ...
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... thing in them mean and trifling , that , like the junior compositions of Mr. Stepney , they may make gray authors blush . There are many of his first essays in oratory , in epigram , elegy , and epique , still handed about the ...
... thing in them mean and trifling , that , like the junior compositions of Mr. Stepney , they may make gray authors blush . There are many of his first essays in oratory , in epigram , elegy , and epique , still handed about the ...
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... thing but what was substantial and lasting . He considered the ancients and moderns not as parties or rivals for fame , but as architects upon one and the same plan , the Art of Poetry ; according to which he judged , ap- proved , and ...
... thing but what was substantial and lasting . He considered the ancients and moderns not as parties or rivals for fame , but as architects upon one and the same plan , the Art of Poetry ; according to which he judged , ap- proved , and ...
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... most delicate and surprising turns peculiar to the person praised . I do not remember to have seen any . thing like it in Dr. Bathurst , who had made some attempts this way with applause . He was an excellent judge of 8 SMITH .
... most delicate and surprising turns peculiar to the person praised . I do not remember to have seen any . thing like it in Dr. Bathurst , who had made some attempts this way with applause . He was an excellent judge of 8 SMITH .
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... things from him . I have seen about ten sheets of his English Pindar , which exceeded any thing of that 14 SMITH .
... things from him . I have seen about ten sheets of his English Pindar , which exceeded any thing of that 14 SMITH .
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