The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2Walker, Akerman, Edwards, 1821 |
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... took - in and sur- mounted the most subtle and knotty parts of ma- thematicks and metaphysicks . His wit was prompt and flowing , yet solid and piercing ; his taste deli- cate , his head clear , and his way of expressing his thoughts ...
... took - in and sur- mounted the most subtle and knotty parts of ma- thematicks and metaphysicks . His wit was prompt and flowing , yet solid and piercing ; his taste deli- cate , his head clear , and his way of expressing his thoughts ...
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... took with them , with an unreserved and prudent resignation . I have seen sketches and rough draughts of some poems to be designed , set out analytically ; wherein the fable , structure , and connexion , the images , in- cidents , moral ...
... took with them , with an unreserved and prudent resignation . I have seen sketches and rough draughts of some poems to be designed , set out analytically ; wherein the fable , structure , and connexion , the images , in- cidents , moral ...
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... took care to have no dealings with mankind , in which he could not be just ; and he desired to be at no other ex- pense in his pretensions than that of intrinsick merit , which was the only burthen and reproach he ever brought upon his ...
... took care to have no dealings with mankind , in which he could not be just ; and he desired to be at no other ex- pense in his pretensions than that of intrinsick merit , which was the only burthen and reproach he ever brought upon his ...
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... took his master's degree on the 8th of July , 1696 ; he therefore was probably admitted into the university in 1689 , when we may suppose him twenty years old . His reputation for literature in his college was such as has been told ...
... took his master's degree on the 8th of July , 1696 ; he therefore was probably admitted into the university in 1689 , when we may suppose him twenty years old . His reputation for literature in his college was such as has been told ...
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... is a tutor ; and it was not thought proper to trust the superintendance of others to a man who took so little care of himself . From this time Smith employed his malice and his wit against the Dean , Dr. Aldrich , whom 18 SMITH .
... is a tutor ; and it was not thought proper to trust the superintendance of others to a man who took so little care of himself . From this time Smith employed his malice and his wit against the Dean , Dr. Aldrich , whom 18 SMITH .
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