The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 3: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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Pàgina 63
... Effay on Criti- " cifm ; " a work which difplays fuch extent of com- prehenfion , fuch nicety of diftinction , fuch acquaint- ance with mankind , and fuch knowledge both of an- cient and modern learning , as are not often attained by ...
... Effay on Criti- " cifm ; " a work which difplays fuch extent of com- prehenfion , fuch nicety of diftinction , fuch acquaint- ance with mankind , and fuch knowledge both of an- cient and modern learning , as are not often attained by ...
Pàgina 64
... Effay will fucceed , and who or what is the author . Its fuccefs he admits to be fecured by the false opinions then prevalent ; the author he concludes to be " young and raw . " " 6 " First , because he difcovers a fufficiency beyond ...
... Effay will fucceed , and who or what is the author . Its fuccefs he admits to be fecured by the false opinions then prevalent ; the author he concludes to be " young and raw . " " 6 " First , because he difcovers a fufficiency beyond ...
Pàgina 66
... Effay , Pope declared , that he did not ex- pect the fale to be quick , becaufe " not one gentle- " man in fixty , even of liberal education , could un- derftand it . " The gentlemen , and the education of that time , feem to have been ...
... Effay , Pope declared , that he did not ex- pect the fale to be quick , becaufe " not one gentle- " man in fixty , even of liberal education , could un- derftand it . " The gentlemen , and the education of that time , feem to have been ...
Pàgina 67
... Effay " has been tranflated into French by Hamilton , author of the " Comte de Grammont , ' whofe verfion was never printed , by Robotham , fe- cretary to the King for Hanover , and by Refnel ; and commented by Dr. Warburton , who has ...
... Effay " has been tranflated into French by Hamilton , author of the " Comte de Grammont , ' whofe verfion was never printed , by Robotham , fe- cretary to the King for Hanover , and by Refnel ; and commented by Dr. Warburton , who has ...
Pàgina 68
... Effay " was published . The Lady's name and adventures I have fought with fruit- lefs enquiry * . I can therefore tell no more than I have learned from Mr. Ruff head , who writes with the confidence of one who could truft his ...
... Effay " was published . The Lady's name and adventures I have fought with fruit- lefs enquiry * . I can therefore tell no more than I have learned from Mr. Ruff head , who writes with the confidence of one who could truft his ...
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