The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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... truth : he that profeffes love ought to feel its power . Petrarch was a real lover , and Laura doubtlefs deferved his tenderness . Of Cow- ley , we are told by Barnes * , who had means enough of information , that , whatever he may talk ...
... truth : he that profeffes love ought to feel its power . Petrarch was a real lover , and Laura doubtlefs deferved his tenderness . Of Cow- ley , we are told by Barnes * , who had means enough of information , that , whatever he may talk ...
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... truth ( which I take to be an argu- " ment above all the reft ) , Virgil has told the fame thing to that purpose . " 66 This expreffion from a fecretary of the present time would be confidered as merely ludicrous , or at most as an ...
... truth ( which I take to be an argu- " ment above all the reft ) , Virgil has told the fame thing to that purpose . " 66 This expreffion from a fecretary of the present time would be confidered as merely ludicrous , or at most as an ...
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... truth : if their conceits were far - fetched , they were often worth the carriage . To write on their plan it was at leaft neceffary to read and think . No man could be born a metaphyfical poet , nor affume the dignity of a writer , by ...
... truth : if their conceits were far - fetched , they were often worth the carriage . To write on their plan it was at leaft neceffary to read and think . No man could be born a metaphyfical poet , nor affume the dignity of a writer , by ...
Pàgina 24
... Truth did on it reft , And built his perfum'd nest , grew ; That right Porphyrian tree which did true logic shew . Each leaf did learned notions give , And th ' apples were demonftrative : So clear their colour and divine , The very ...
... Truth did on it reft , And built his perfum'd nest , grew ; That right Porphyrian tree which did true logic shew . Each leaf did learned notions give , And th ' apples were demonftrative : So clear their colour and divine , The very ...
Pàgina 32
... truth reciprocally run , The fun's heaven's coalery , and coals our fun . Death , a Voyage : No family E'er rigg'd a foul for Heaven's discovery , With whom more venturers might boldly dare Venture their stakes , with him in joy to ...
... truth reciprocally run , The fun's heaven's coalery , and coals our fun . Death , a Voyage : No family E'er rigg'd a foul for Heaven's discovery , With whom more venturers might boldly dare Venture their stakes , with him in joy to ...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volum 2 Samuel Johnson Visualització completa - 1864 |
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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