The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations of Their Works, Volum 2Derby & Jackson, 1857 |
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... praise it than read it . His first dramatic labour was the ' Old Bachelor ' of which he says , in his defence against Collier , " that comedy was written , as several know , some years before it was acted . When I wrote it , I had ...
... praise it than read it . His first dramatic labour was the ' Old Bachelor ' of which he says , in his defence against Collier , " that comedy was written , as several know , some years before it was acted . When I wrote it , I had ...
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... praise of a friend's book . " 2 At Sadler's Hall , See Cunningham's ' Handbook of London , ' art . ' Sadler's Hall . ' · 3 Preface to ' King Arthur , ' 1697. Johnson has confounded two prefaces : one to ' Prince Arthur , ' in 1695 ; and ...
... praise of a friend's book . " 2 At Sadler's Hall , See Cunningham's ' Handbook of London , ' art . ' Sadler's Hall . ' · 3 Preface to ' King Arthur , ' 1697. Johnson has confounded two prefaces : one to ' Prince Arthur , ' in 1695 ; and ...
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... praises Dennis as equal to Boileau in poetry , and supe- rior to him in critical abilities . " He seems to have been more delighted with praise than pained by censure , and , instead of slackening , quickened his career . Having in two ...
... praises Dennis as equal to Boileau in poetry , and supe- rior to him in critical abilities . " He seems to have been more delighted with praise than pained by censure , and , instead of slackening , quickened his career . Having in two ...
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... praise of his ' Mourn- ing Bride ' than it has obtained from any other critic.13 The same year [ 1700 ] he published a ' Satire against . Wit'- -a proclamation of defiance which united the poets almost all against him , and which ...
... praise of his ' Mourn- ing Bride ' than it has obtained from any other critic.13 The same year [ 1700 ] he published a ' Satire against . Wit'- -a proclamation of defiance which united the poets almost all against him , and which ...
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... praise , had he not paid the homage to greatness which he denied to genius , and degraded him- self by conferring that authority over the national taste , which he takes from the poets , upon men of high rank and wide influence , but of ...
... praise , had he not paid the homage to greatness which he denied to genius , and degraded him- self by conferring that authority over the national taste , which he takes from the poets , upon men of high rank and wide influence , but of ...
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