The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 3: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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Pàgina 34
... The " Directions for Servants " was printed foon after his death . These two performances fhew a mind inceffantly attentive , and , when it was not employed upon great things , 5 things , bufy with minute occurrences . It is It 34 SWIFT .
... The " Directions for Servants " was printed foon after his death . These two performances fhew a mind inceffantly attentive , and , when it was not employed upon great things , 5 things , bufy with minute occurrences . It is It 34 SWIFT .
Pàgina 57
... performances by many revifals ; after which the old gentleman , when he was fatisfied , would fay , " these are good rhymes . " In his perufal of the English poets he foon diftin- guished the verfification of Dryden , which he con ...
... performances by many revifals ; after which the old gentleman , when he was fatisfied , would fay , " these are good rhymes . " In his perufal of the English poets he foon diftin- guished the verfification of Dryden , which he con ...
Pàgina 58
... performances at the fame age . His time was now wholly spent in reading and writing . As he read the Clafficks , he amufed him- self with translating them ; and at fourteen made a verfion of the first book of the " Thebais , " which ...
... performances at the fame age . His time was now wholly spent in reading and writing . As he read the Clafficks , he amufed him- self with translating them ; and at fourteen made a verfion of the first book of the " Thebais , " which ...
Pàgina 61
... performances to Pope , who did not forbear fuch remarks as were now - and - then unwelcome . Pope , in his turn , put the juvenile verfion of " Statius " into his hands for correction . Their correfpondence afforded the publick its ...
... performances to Pope , who did not forbear fuch remarks as were now - and - then unwelcome . Pope , in his turn , put the juvenile verfion of " Statius " into his hands for correction . Their correfpondence afforded the publick its ...
Pàgina 71
... performances , which ftrike with won- der , are combinations of skilful genius with happy cafualty ; and it is not likely that any felicity , like F 4 the the difcovery of a new race of preternatural agents , POPE , 7 .
... performances , which ftrike with won- der , are combinations of skilful genius with happy cafualty ; and it is not likely that any felicity , like F 4 the the difcovery of a new race of preternatural agents , POPE , 7 .
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