The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2Peter Hill, 1815 |
Des de l'interior del llibre
Resultats 1 - 5 de 9.
Pàgina 44
... Tonson : by which he obliged himself , in con- sideration of three hundred pounds , to finish for the press ten thousand verses . 7 In this volume is comprised the well - known ode on St. Cecilia's day , which , as appears by a letter ...
... Tonson : by which he obliged himself , in con- sideration of three hundred pounds , to finish for the press ten thousand verses . 7 In this volume is comprised the well - known ode on St. Cecilia's day , which , as appears by a letter ...
Pàgina 57
... Tonson , when finish- ed , whereof seven thousand five hundred verses , more or less , are already in the said Jacob Tonson's possession . And I do hereby farther promise , and engage myself , to make up the said sum of two hundred and ...
... Tonson , when finish- ed , whereof seven thousand five hundred verses , more or less , are already in the said Jacob Tonson's possession . And I do hereby farther promise , and engage myself , to make up the said sum of two hundred and ...
Pàgina 58
... TONSON . WILL . CONGREve . ' • March 24 , 1698 . RECEIVED then of Mr Jacob Tonson the sum of two hundred sixty - eight pounds fifteen shillings , in pursuance of an agreement for ten thousand verses , to be delivered by me to the said ...
... TONSON . WILL . CONGREve . ' • March 24 , 1698 . RECEIVED then of Mr Jacob Tonson the sum of two hundred sixty - eight pounds fifteen shillings , in pursuance of an agreement for ten thousand verses , to be delivered by me to the said ...
Pàgina 59
... Tonson . You will take care not to depart before he goes away : for I have not completed the sheet which I promised him ; and if you leave me unprotected , I must suffer all the rudeness to which his resentment can prompt his tongue ...
... Tonson . You will take care not to depart before he goes away : for I have not completed the sheet which I promised him ; and if you leave me unprotected , I must suffer all the rudeness to which his resentment can prompt his tongue ...
Pàgina 121
... Tonson's means almost all Cour letters have miscarried for this last year . But , however , he has missed of his design in the Dedica- tion , though he had prepared the book for it ; for , in every figure of Eneas he has caused him to ...
... Tonson's means almost all Cour letters have miscarried for this last year . But , however , he has missed of his design in the Dedica- tion , though he had prepared the book for it ; for , in every figure of Eneas he has caused him to ...
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volum 2 Samuel Johnson Visualització completa - 1821 |
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volum 2 Samuel Johnson Visualització completa - 1839 |
The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volum 2 Samuel Johnson Visualització completa - 1864 |
Frases i termes més freqüents
Absalom and Achitophel Addison Æneid afterwards appears Aristotle better Boileau Cato censure character Charles Dryden College comedy compositions Congreve considered conversation Cowley criticism death dedication delight dialogue diction diligence dramatick Dryden Duke Earl elegant English English poetry excellence exhibited fable favour friends genius Georgicks Halifax heroick honour imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden Juba Juvenal king William knew labour language Latin learning lines Lord Lord Halifax Matthew Prior mind nature never numbers observed occasion once opinion passions perhaps pity play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope praise preface Prior produced publick published racter reader reason remarks rhyme ridiculous satire says seems seldom Sempronius sentiments shew shewn sometimes Spence stage stanza Steele supposed Swift Syphax Tatler thing thought Tickell tion told Tonson tragedy translated Tyrannick Love verses Virgil Whig write written wrote