The Lives of the Most Eminent English PoetsWarne, 1872 |
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Pàgina 1
... less carefully suppressed , the omission of his name in the register of St. Dunstan's parish gives reason to suspect that his father was a sectary . Whoever he was , he died before the birth of his son , and consequently left him to the ...
... less carefully suppressed , the omission of his name in the register of St. Dunstan's parish gives reason to suspect that his father was a sectary . Whoever he was , he died before the birth of his son , and consequently left him to the ...
Pàgina 8
... less than hanging . Another misfortune has been , and stranger than all the rest , that you have broke your word with me , and failed to come , even though you told Mr. Bois that you would . This is what they call monstri simile . I do ...
... less than hanging . Another misfortune has been , and stranger than all the rest , that you have broke your word with me , and failed to come , even though you told Mr. Bois that you would . This is what they call monstri simile . I do ...
Pàgina 21
... less skill seem thrown together by chance , are concatenated without any abruption . Though the English ode cannot be called a translation , it may be very pro- perly consulted as a commentary . The spirit of Pindar is indeed , not ...
... less skill seem thrown together by chance , are concatenated without any abruption . Though the English ode cannot be called a translation , it may be very pro- perly consulted as a commentary . The spirit of Pindar is indeed , not ...
Pàgina 27
... always either ingenious or learned , either acute or profound . It is said by Denham in his elegy , To him no author was unknown , Yet what he writ was all his own This wide position requires less limitation , when it is COWLEY . 27.
... always either ingenious or learned , either acute or profound . It is said by Denham in his elegy , To him no author was unknown , Yet what he writ was all his own This wide position requires less limitation , when it is COWLEY . 27.
Pàgina 31
... and the gaiety of the less ; that he was equally qualified for sprightly sallies , and for lofty flights ; that he was among those who freed translation from servility , and , instead of following his author at. COWLEY . 31.
... and the gaiety of the less ; that he was equally qualified for sprightly sallies , and for lofty flights ; that he was among those who freed translation from servility , and , instead of following his author at. COWLEY . 31.
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