The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 3: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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Pàgina 39
... moft folemn and devout manner with his own hand . He came to church every morning , preached commonly in his turn , and attended the evening anthem , that it might not be negligently performed . He read the fervice , " rather with a ...
... moft folemn and devout manner with his own hand . He came to church every morning , preached commonly in his turn , and attended the evening anthem , that it might not be negligently performed . He read the fervice , " rather with a ...
Pàgina 59
... Moft of his puerile productions were , by his ma- turer judgement , afterwards deftroyed ; " Alcander , " the epick poem , was burnt by the perfuafion of At- terbury . The tragedy was founded on the legend of St. Genevieve . Of the ...
... Moft of his puerile productions were , by his ma- turer judgement , afterwards deftroyed ; " Alcander , " the epick poem , was burnt by the perfuafion of At- terbury . The tragedy was founded on the legend of St. Genevieve . Of the ...
Pàgina 60
... moft confpicuous . A From the age of fixteen the life of Pope , as an author , may be properly computed . He now wrote his paftorals , which were fhewn to the poets and criticks of that time ; as they well deferved , they were read with ...
... moft confpicuous . A From the age of fixteen the life of Pope , as an author , may be properly computed . He now wrote his paftorals , which were fhewn to the poets and criticks of that time ; as they well deferved , they were read with ...
Pàgina 69
... moft ingenious , and the most de- lightful of all his compofitions , occafioned by a fro- lick of gallantry , rather too familiar , in which Lord Petre cut off a lock of Mrs. Arabella Fermor's hair . This , whether stealth or violence ...
... moft ingenious , and the most de- lightful of all his compofitions , occafioned by a fro- lick of gallantry , rather too familiar , in which Lord Petre cut off a lock of Mrs. Arabella Fermor's hair . This , whether stealth or violence ...
Pàgina 71
... moft fuccessful exer- tion of poetical art . He indeed could never after- wards produce any thing of fuch unexampled excel- lence . Those performances , which ftrike with won- der , are combinations of skilful genius with happy cafualty ...
... moft fuccessful exer- tion of poetical art . He indeed could never after- wards produce any thing of fuch unexampled excel- lence . Those performances , which ftrike with won- der , are combinations of skilful genius with happy cafualty ...
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