The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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Pàgina 8
... fomething of the rigour " of their demands ; the mutual neceffity of an ac- " cord is vifible , the King is perfuaded of it . And 66 to tell you the truth ( which I take to be an argu- " ment above all the reft ) , Virgil has told the ...
... fomething of the rigour " of their demands ; the mutual neceffity of an ac- " cord is vifible , the King is perfuaded of it . And 66 to tell you the truth ( which I take to be an argu- " ment above all the reft ) , Virgil has told the ...
Pàgina 10
... fomething , fup- preffed in fubfequent editions , which was interpreted to denote fome relaxation of his loyalty . In this preface he declares , that " his defire had been for fome days paft , and did ftill very vehemently con- tinue ...
... fomething , fup- preffed in fubfequent editions , which was interpreted to denote fome relaxation of his loyalty . In this preface he declares , that " his defire had been for fome days paft , and did ftill very vehemently con- tinue ...
Pàgina 12
... fomething encomiaftick , there has been no appearance . There is a discourse concerning his government , indeed , with verfes in- termixed , but such as certainly gained its author no friends among the abettors of ufurpation . A doctor ...
... fomething encomiaftick , there has been no appearance . There is a discourse concerning his government , indeed , with verfes in- termixed , but such as certainly gained its author no friends among the abettors of ufurpation . A doctor ...
Pàgina 21
... fomething unexpected and fur- prising , they had no regard to that uniformity of fentiment which enables us to conceive and to excite the pains and the pleasure of other minds : they never enquired what , on any occafion , they should ...
... fomething unexpected and fur- prising , they had no regard to that uniformity of fentiment which enables us to conceive and to excite the pains and the pleasure of other minds : they never enquired what , on any occafion , they should ...
Pàgina 22
... fomething already learned is to be retrieved , or fomething new is to be examined . If their greatness feldom elevates , their acutenefs often furprises ; if the imagination is not always gratified , at leaft the powers of reflexion and ...
... fomething already learned is to be retrieved , or fomething new is to be examined . If their greatness feldom elevates , their acutenefs often furprises ; if the imagination is not always gratified , at leaft the powers of reflexion and ...
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