The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 3: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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Pàgina 7
... knowledge . When he feemed to doubt Burnet's right to the work , he was told by the Bishop , that he was " a young man ; " and , ftill perfifting to doubt , that he was " a very pofitive young man . " Three years afterwards ( 1704 ) was ...
... knowledge . When he feemed to doubt Burnet's right to the work , he was told by the Bishop , that he was " a young man ; " and , ftill perfifting to doubt , that he was " a very pofitive young man . " Three years afterwards ( 1704 ) was ...
Pàgina 8
... knowledge or want of integrity ; he did not understand the two controverfies , or he willingly mifre prefented them . But Wit can ftand its ground against Truth only a little while . The honours due to Learning have been justly ...
... knowledge or want of integrity ; he did not understand the two controverfies , or he willingly mifre prefented them . But Wit can ftand its ground against Truth only a little while . The honours due to Learning have been justly ...
Pàgina 13
... knowledge of the gene- ral nature of language , and without any accurate enquiry into the hiftory of other tongues . The cer- tainty and stability which , contrary to all experience , he thinks attainable , he propofes to fecure by ...
... knowledge of the gene- ral nature of language , and without any accurate enquiry into the hiftory of other tongues . The cer- tainty and stability which , contrary to all experience , he thinks attainable , he propofes to fecure by ...
Pàgina 33
... knowledge , that there was not one fyllable of truth in this whole account from the beginning to the end . See Life of Swift , edit . 1784 , p . 532. R. VOL . III . Ꭰ . con- converfation difficult : they grew likewise more fe vere ...
... knowledge , that there was not one fyllable of truth in this whole account from the beginning to the end . See Life of Swift , edit . 1784 , p . 532. R. VOL . III . Ꭰ . con- converfation difficult : they grew likewise more fe vere ...
Pàgina 38
... knowledge ; it will be fufficient that he is acquainted with common words and common things ; he is neither required to mount elevations , nor to explore profundities ; his paffage is always on a level , along folid ground , without ...
... knowledge ; it will be fufficient that he is acquainted with common words and common things ; he is neither required to mount elevations , nor to explore profundities ; his paffage is always on a level , along folid ground , without ...
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