The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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... writer considered , it is indeed a very won- derful performance ; for , whenever written , it was acted ( 1693 ) when he was not more than twenty - one years old ; and was then recommended by mr . Dryden , mr . Southern , and mr ...
... writer considered , it is indeed a very won- derful performance ; for , whenever written , it was acted ( 1693 ) when he was not more than twenty - one years old ; and was then recommended by mr . Dryden , mr . Southern , and mr ...
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... writer considered , it is indeed a very won- derful performance ; for , whenever written , it was acted ( 1693 ) when he was not more than twenty - one years old ; and was then recommended by mr . Dryden , mr . Southern , and mr ...
... writer considered , it is indeed a very won- derful performance ; for , whenever written , it was acted ( 1693 ) when he was not more than twenty - one years old ; and was then recommended by mr . Dryden , mr . Southern , and mr ...
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... writer mentioned him with respect ; and , among other tes- timonies to his merit , Steele made him the patron of his miscellany , and Pope inscribed to him his translation of the Iliad . But he treated the muses with ingratitude ; for ...
... writer mentioned him with respect ; and , among other tes- timonies to his merit , Steele made him the patron of his miscellany , and Pope inscribed to him his translation of the Iliad . But he treated the muses with ingratitude ; for ...
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... writing : like Horace , in a long work he can bear some deformities , and justly lay them on the imperfection of human nature , which is incapable of faultless productions . When an excellent drama appears in public , and by its ...
... writing : like Horace , in a long work he can bear some deformities , and justly lay them on the imperfection of human nature , which is incapable of faultless productions . When an excellent drama appears in public , and by its ...
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... write themselves , but is himself master of a good vein in poetry ; and though he does not often employ it , yet he has sometimes entertained his friends with his unpublished performances . " The rest of the lay monks seem to be but ...
... write themselves , but is himself master of a good vein in poetry ; and though he does not often employ it , yet he has sometimes entertained his friends with his unpublished performances . " The rest of the lay monks seem to be but ...
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