The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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... learning , but refused the husks , had the appearance of an inftinct- ive elegance , of a particular provifion made by Nature for literary politenefs . But in the author's own honeft relation , the marvel vanishes : he was , he fays ...
... learning , but refused the husks , had the appearance of an inftinct- ive elegance , of a particular provifion made by Nature for literary politenefs . But in the author's own honeft relation , the marvel vanishes : he was , he fays ...
Pàgina 19
... learning , and to fhew their learning was their whole endeavour : but , unluckily refolving to fhew it in rhyme , instead of writing poetry they only wrote verses , and very often such verses as stood the trial of the finger better than ...
... learning , and to fhew their learning was their whole endeavour : but , unluckily refolving to fhew it in rhyme , instead of writing poetry they only wrote verses , and very often such verses as stood the trial of the finger better than ...
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... learning inftructs , and their fubtlety furprises ; but the reader commonly thinks his mprovement dearly bought , and , though he fometimes admires , is feldom pleased . From From this account of their compofitions it will be readily 20 ...
... learning inftructs , and their fubtlety furprises ; but the reader commonly thinks his mprovement dearly bought , and , though he fometimes admires , is feldom pleased . From From this account of their compofitions it will be readily 20 ...
Pàgina 24
... thing there naturally grows A Balfamum to keep it fresh and new , If ' twere not injur'd by extrinfique blows ; Your youth and beauty are this balm in you . But But you , of learning and religion , And virtue 24 COWLEY .
... thing there naturally grows A Balfamum to keep it fresh and new , If ' twere not injur'd by extrinfique blows ; Your youth and beauty are this balm in you . But But you , of learning and religion , And virtue 24 COWLEY .
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With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. But you , of learning and religion , And virtue and fuch engredients , have made A mithridate , whofe operation Keeps off , or cures what can be done or faid . Though the ...
With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. But you , of learning and religion , And virtue and fuch engredients , have made A mithridate , whofe operation Keeps off , or cures what can be done or faid . Though the ...
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Æneid againſt anſwer appears becauſe cenfured Charles Dryden compofition confidered converfation Cowley criticifm defign defire delight diſcovered Donne Dryden eafily Earl elegance Engliſh expreffed expreffions fafe faid fame fatire fays fecond feems fenfe fent fentiments fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon ftill ftudies ftyle fubject fuch fufficiently fupply fuppofed fure genius himſelf houfe houſe Hudibras itſelf John Dryden juft King labour laft leaft learning leaſt lefs lines Lord meaſure Milton mind moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary never NIHIL numbers obferved occafion paffage paffed paffions Paradife Loft perfon perhaps Pindar pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry praife praiſe prefent profe publick publiſhed purpoſe raiſed reafon reft Regifter reprefented rhyme ſeems thee thefe theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand tion tragedy tranflation univerfity uſed verfe verfification verſes Virgil Waller whofe write written