The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations of Their Works, Volum 2Derby & Jackson, 1857 |
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Pàgina 17
... nothing flows necessarily from the occasion , or is dictated by nature . The characters both of men and women are either fictitious and artificial , as those of Heartwell and the . ladies ; or easy and common , as Wittol a CONGREVE . 17.
... nothing flows necessarily from the occasion , or is dictated by nature . The characters both of men and women are either fictitious and artificial , as those of Heartwell and the . ladies ; or easy and common , as Wittol a CONGREVE . 17.
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... occasion discover nothing but impotence and poverty . He has in these little pieces neither elevation of fancy , selection of language , nor skill in versification ; yet if I were required to select from the whole mass of English Poetry ...
... occasion discover nothing but impotence and poverty . He has in these little pieces neither elevation of fancy , selection of language , nor skill in versification ; yet if I were required to select from the whole mass of English Poetry ...
Pàgina 36
... occasion . Jacob says , " it is corrected and revised for another impression ; " but the labour of revision was thrown away . From this time he turned some of his thoughts to the celebration of living characters , and wrote [ 1708 ] a ...
... occasion . Jacob says , " it is corrected and revised for another impression ; " but the labour of revision was thrown away . From this time he turned some of his thoughts to the celebration of living characters , and wrote [ 1708 ] a ...
Pàgina 72
... occasion of it . One Gay , a poet , had written a ballad opera , which was thought to reflect a little upon the Court , and a good deal upon the Minister . It was called ' The Beggar's Opera , ' had a prodigious run , and was so ...
... occasion of it . One Gay , a poet , had written a ballad opera , which was thought to reflect a little upon the Court , and a good deal upon the Minister . It was called ' The Beggar's Opera , ' had a prodigious run , and was so ...
Pàgina 73
... occasion extremely . Nothing evaporates sooner than joy untold , or even told , unless to one so entirely in your interest as he was , who bore at least an equal share in every satisfaction or dissatisfaction that attended us . I am not ...
... occasion extremely . Nothing evaporates sooner than joy untold , or even told , unless to one so entirely in your interest as he was , who bore at least an equal share in every satisfaction or dissatisfaction that attended us . I am not ...
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