The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2Peter Hill, 1815 |
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Pàgina 14
... mean- est , may produce some solace to the consciousness of weakness , and some mortification to the pride of wis- dom . But let it be remembered , that minds are not levelled in their powers but when they are first le velled in their ...
... mean- est , may produce some solace to the consciousness of weakness , and some mortification to the pride of wis- dom . But let it be remembered , that minds are not levelled in their powers but when they are first le velled in their ...
Pàgina 17
... mean under Montezuma the Indian Ems- peror . I protest and vow they are either the same , or so alike , that I cannot , for my heart , distinguish one from the other . You are therefore a strange un- conscionable thief ; thou art not ...
... mean under Montezuma the Indian Ems- peror . I protest and vow they are either the same , or so alike , that I cannot , for my heart , distinguish one from the other . You are therefore a strange un- conscionable thief ; thou art not ...
Pàgina 20
... means a headlong torrent for a tide , which would be ridiculous , yet they do not wind in volumes , but come fore - right back ( if their upright lies straight to their former course ) , and that by opposition of the sea 20 DRYDEN .
... means a headlong torrent for a tide , which would be ridiculous , yet they do not wind in volumes , but come fore - right back ( if their upright lies straight to their former course ) , and that by opposition of the sea 20 DRYDEN .
Pàgina 21
... mean by a tempest that outrides the wind ! a tempest that outrides itself . To suppose a tempest without wind , is as bad as supposing a man to walk without feet ; for if he supposes the tempest to be something distinct from the wind ...
... mean by a tempest that outrides the wind ! a tempest that outrides itself . To suppose a tempest without wind , is as bad as supposing a man to walk without feet ; for if he supposes the tempest to be something distinct from the wind ...
Pàgina 49
... means pedan- tick , or imposed upon the conversation , but just such and went so far , as , by the natural turn of the con- versation in which he was engaged , it was necessarily promoted or required . He was extremely ready and gentle ...
... means pedan- tick , or imposed upon the conversation , but just such and went so far , as , by the natural turn of the con- versation in which he was engaged , it was necessarily promoted or required . He was extremely ready and gentle ...
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