The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1James Sawers, 1818 - 1271 pàgines |
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... expressions , he brought more mind to every subject , and had a greater variety of know- ledge ready for all occasions , than any other man that could be easily named . Though prone to su- perstition , he was in all other respects so ...
... expressions , he brought more mind to every subject , and had a greater variety of know- ledge ready for all occasions , than any other man that could be easily named . Though prone to su- perstition , he was in all other respects so ...
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... expression , from a secretary of the present time , would be considered as merely ludicrous , or at most as an ostentatious display of scholarship ; but the manners of that time were so tinged with super- stition , that I cannot but ...
... expression , from a secretary of the present time , would be considered as merely ludicrous , or at most as an ostentatious display of scholarship ; but the manners of that time were so tinged with super- stition , that I cannot but ...
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... when the feuds of the civil war were yet re- cent , and the minds of either party were easily irri- tated , was obliged to pass over many transactions in general expressions , and to leave curiosity often un- satisfied COWLEY . 17.
... when the feuds of the civil war were yet re- cent , and the minds of either party were easily irri- tated , was obliged to pass over many transactions in general expressions , and to leave curiosity often un- satisfied COWLEY . 17.
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With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. general expressions , and to leave curiosity often un- satisfied . What he did not tell , cannot , however , now be known ; I must therefore recommend the perusal of his work , to ...
With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. general expressions , and to leave curiosity often un- satisfied . What he did not tell , cannot , however , now be known ; I must therefore recommend the perusal of his work , to ...
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... expression , but useful to those who know their value ; and such as , when they are ex- panded to perspicuity and polished to elegance , may give lustre to works which have more propriety , though less copiousness of sentiment . This ...
... expression , but useful to those who know their value ; and such as , when they are ex- panded to perspicuity and polished to elegance , may give lustre to works which have more propriety , though less copiousness of sentiment . This ...
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