The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1James Sawers, 1818 - 1271 pàgines |
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Pàgina vi
... was impertinent to me , and I beat him ; but it was not in his shop , it was in my own chamber . " In 1744 , he produced the Life of Savage , which he had announced his " intention of writing in the Gentleman's Magazine ' for vi LIFE OF.
... was impertinent to me , and I beat him ; but it was not in his shop , it was in my own chamber . " In 1744 , he produced the Life of Savage , which he had announced his " intention of writing in the Gentleman's Magazine ' for vi LIFE OF.
Pàgina ix
... produced £ 200 . She af- terwards published a quarto volume of miscellanies , and thereby increased her little stock to £ 300 . This , and Johnson's protection , supported her during the rest of her life . 6 In 1752 , he lost his wife ...
... produced £ 200 . She af- terwards published a quarto volume of miscellanies , and thereby increased her little stock to £ 300 . This , and Johnson's protection , supported her during the rest of her life . 6 In 1752 , he lost his wife ...
Pàgina 1
... produced a funeral oration rather than a history : he has given the character , not the life , of Cowley ; for he writes with so little detail , that scarcely any thing is distinctly known , but all is shown , confused and enlarged ...
... produced a funeral oration rather than a history : he has given the character , not the life , of Cowley ; for he writes with so little detail , that scarcely any thing is distinctly known , but all is shown , confused and enlarged ...
Pàgina 2
... produce that particular designation of mind , and propensity for some certain science or employment , which is commonly called Genius . The true genius is a mind of large general powers , accidentally determined to some particular ...
... produce that particular designation of mind , and propensity for some certain science or employment , which is commonly called Genius . The true genius is a mind of large general powers , accidentally determined to some particular ...
Pàgina 4
... produced a comedy called Love's Riddle , ' though it was not published till he had been some time at Cambridge . This co- medy is of the pastoral kind , which requires no ac- quaintance with the living world , and therefore the time at ...
... produced a comedy called Love's Riddle , ' though it was not published till he had been some time at Cambridge . This co- medy is of the pastoral kind , which requires no ac- quaintance with the living world , and therefore the time at ...
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