The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2Peter Hill, 1815 |
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Pàgina 27
... pleasing ac count of his latter life . When this was first brought upon the stage * news that the Duke of Monmouth had landed was told in the theatre ; upon which the company departed , and Arthur was exhibited no more t . His last ...
... pleasing ac count of his latter life . When this was first brought upon the stage * news that the Duke of Monmouth had landed was told in the theatre ; upon which the company departed , and Arthur was exhibited no more t . His last ...
Pàgina 43
... pleasing instructions to rectify our opinions , and purify our manners . WHAT he required as the indispensable condition of such an undertaking , a publick stipend , was not likely in these times to be obtained . Riches were not become ...
... pleasing instructions to rectify our opinions , and purify our manners . WHAT he required as the indispensable condition of such an undertaking , a publick stipend , was not likely in these times to be obtained . Riches were not become ...
Pàgina 49
... pleasing access ; but somewhat slow , and , as it were diffident , in his advances to others : he had that in nature which ab- horred intrusion into any society whatever . He was therefore less known , and consequently his character ...
... pleasing access ; but somewhat slow , and , as it were diffident , in his advances to others : he had that in nature which ab- horred intrusion into any society whatever . He was therefore less known , and consequently his character ...
Pàgina 52
... pleasing must , however , be estimat- ed by the means . Favour is not always gained by good actions or laudable qualities . Caresses and pre- ferments are often bestowed on the auxiliaries of vice , the procurers of pleasure , or the ...
... pleasing must , however , be estimat- ed by the means . Favour is not always gained by good actions or laudable qualities . Caresses and pre- ferments are often bestowed on the auxiliaries of vice , the procurers of pleasure , or the ...
Pàgina 68
... pleasing when they were broken into coup- lets , and that verse consisted not only in the number , but the arrangement of syllables . BUT though they did much , who can deny that they left much to do ? Their works were not many , nor ...
... pleasing when they were broken into coup- lets , and that verse consisted not only in the number , but the arrangement of syllables . BUT though they did much , who can deny that they left much to do ? Their works were not many , nor ...
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