The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 3: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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... Sometimes he copies the most popular writers , for he feems fcarcely to endeavour at concealment ; and fometimes he picks up fragments in obfcure corners . His lines to Fenton , Serene , the fting of pain thy thoughts beguile , And make ...
... Sometimes he copies the most popular writers , for he feems fcarcely to endeavour at concealment ; and fometimes he picks up fragments in obfcure corners . His lines to Fenton , Serene , the fting of pain thy thoughts beguile , And make ...
Pàgina 342
... sometimes fmooth , and fometimes rugged ; his ftyle is fome- times concatenated , and fometimes abrupt ; fome , times diffufive , and fometimes concife . His plan feems to have started in his mind at the prefent mo- ment ; and his ...
... sometimes fmooth , and fometimes rugged ; his ftyle is fome- times concatenated , and fometimes abrupt ; fome , times diffufive , and fometimes concife . His plan feems to have started in his mind at the prefent mo- ment ; and his ...
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