The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets. With Critical Observations on Their Works. By Samuel Johnson. A New Edition, Corrected ..Nichols and Son, 1801 |
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Pàgina 13
... loft it , fays Wood , " by certain perfons , enemies to the " Mufes . " " " The neglect of the court was not his only mor- tification ; having , by fuch alteration as he thought proper , fitted his old Comedy of the Guardian " for the ...
... loft it , fays Wood , " by certain perfons , enemies to the " Mufes . " " " The neglect of the court was not his only mor- tification ; having , by fuch alteration as he thought proper , fitted his old Comedy of the Guardian " for the ...
Pàgina 16
... loft part of his dread of the bum of men . He thought him- felf now fafe enough from intrufion , without the defence of mountains and oceans ; and , inftead of feeking fhelter in America , wifely went only fo far from the bufile of life ...
... loft part of his dread of the bum of men . He thought him- felf now fafe enough from intrufion , without the defence of mountains and oceans ; and , inftead of feeking fhelter in America , wifely went only fo far from the bufile of life ...
Pàgina 21
... loft ; if they frequently threw away their wit upon falfe conceits , they likewife fome . times ftruck out unexpected truth : if their con- ceits were far - fetched , they were often worth the carriage . To write on their plan , it was ...
... loft ; if they frequently threw away their wit upon falfe conceits , they likewife fome . times ftruck out unexpected truth : if their con- ceits were far - fetched , they were often worth the carriage . To write on their plan , it was ...
Pàgina 32
... , now late must be done ; And I , as giddy travellers must do , Which ftray or fleep all day , and having loft Light and ffrength , dark and tir'd , muft then ride post . All All that man has to do is to live and 32 COWLEY .
... , now late must be done ; And I , as giddy travellers must do , Which ftray or fleep all day , and having loft Light and ffrength , dark and tir'd , muft then ride post . All All that man has to do is to live and 32 COWLEY .
Pàgina 40
... loft their fimplicity . The Ana- creon of Cowley , like the Homer of Pope , has admitted the decoration of fome modern graces , by Dodley's Collection of Poems , vol . V. R. which he is undoubtedly more amiable to common readers , which ...
... loft their fimplicity . The Ana- creon of Cowley , like the Homer of Pope , has admitted the decoration of fome modern graces , by Dodley's Collection of Poems , vol . V. R. which he is undoubtedly more amiable to common readers , which ...
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