The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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Pàgina 14
... loft it , " fays Wood , " by certain perfons , enemies to the Muses . " The neglect of the court was not his only morti- fication ; having , by such alteration as he thought proper , fitted his old Comedy of " The Guardian " for the ...
... loft it , " fays Wood , " by certain perfons , enemies to the Muses . " The neglect of the court was not his only morti- fication ; having , by such 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 himself now safe enough from intrufion , without the defence of moun- tains and oceans ; and , instead of seeking fhelter in America , wifely went only fo far from the bustle of life ...
... loft part of his dread of the bum of men . He thought himself now safe enough from intrufion , without the defence of moun- tains and oceans ; and , instead of seeking fhelter in America , wifely went only fo far from the bustle of life ...
Pàgina 22
... loft ; if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits , they likewise sometimes ftruck out unexpected truth : if their conceits were far - fetched , they were often worth the carriage . To write on their plan it was at ...
... loft ; if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits , they likewise sometimes ftruck out unexpected truth : if their conceits were far - fetched , they were often worth the carriage . To write on their plan it was at ...
Pàgina 43
... loft their fimplicity . The Anacreon of Cowley , like the Homer of Pope , has admitted the decoration of fome modern graces , by which he is undoubtedly more amiable to common readers , and perhaps , if they would honestly declare their ...
... loft their fimplicity . The Anacreon of Cowley , like the Homer of Pope , has admitted the decoration of fome modern graces , by which he is undoubtedly more amiable to common readers , and perhaps , if they would honestly declare their ...
Pàgina 46
... loft inven- tions of antiquity , and which he has made a bold and vigorous attempt to recover . The purpose with which he has paraphrased an Olympick and Nemæan Ode is by himself fufficiently explained . His endeavour was , not to fhew ...
... loft inven- tions of antiquity , and which he has made a bold and vigorous attempt to recover . The purpose with which he has paraphrased an Olympick and Nemæan Ode is by himself fufficiently explained . His endeavour was , not to fhew ...
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