The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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... praise it than read it . His first dramatic labour was The Old Bachelor ; of which he says , in his defence against Collier , " That comedy was written , as several know , some years before it was acted . When I wrote it , I had little ...
... praise it than read it . His first dramatic labour was The Old Bachelor ; of which he says , in his defence against Collier , " That comedy was written , as several know , some years before it was acted . When I wrote it , I had little ...
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... praise it than read it . His first dramatic labour was The Old Bachelor ; of which he says , in his defence against Collier , " That comedy was written , as several know , some years before it was acted . When I wrote it , I had little ...
... praise it than read it . His first dramatic labour was The Old Bachelor ; of which he says , in his defence against Collier , " That comedy was written , as several know , some years before it was acted . When I wrote it , I had little ...
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... praise of a friend's book . " He thinks , and with some reason , that from such a performance perfection cannot be expected ; but he finds . another reason for the severity of his censurers , which he expresses in language such as ...
... praise of a friend's book . " He thinks , and with some reason , that from such a performance perfection cannot be expected ; but he finds . another reason for the severity of his censurers , which he expresses in language such as ...
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... praises Dennis as 66 equal to Boileau in poetry , and superior to him in critical abilities . " He seems to have been more delighted with praise than pained by censure , and , instead of slackening , quickened his career . Having , in ...
... praises Dennis as 66 equal to Boileau in poetry , and superior to him in critical abilities . " He seems to have been more delighted with praise than pained by censure , and , instead of slackening , quickened his career . Having , in ...
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... praise of his Mourning Bride than it has obtained from any other critic . The same year he published a satire on wit ; a proclama- tion of defiance which united the poets almost all against him , and which brought upon him lampoons and ...
... praise of his Mourning Bride than it has obtained from any other critic . The same year he published a satire on wit ; a proclama- tion of defiance which united the poets almost all against him , and which brought upon him lampoons and ...
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