The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1Nichols and Son, 1801 - 1253 pàgines |
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... Earl of Shaftef- bury , he kept the poet in awe by regular criticism ; and , as it were , married the two arts for their mu- tual fupport and improvement . tract of credit , upon that fubject , diligently examined , from Ariftotle down ...
... Earl of Shaftef- bury , he kept the poet in awe by regular criticism ; and , as it were , married the two arts for their mu- tual fupport and improvement . tract of credit , upon that fubject , diligently examined , from Ariftotle down ...
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... earl of Rofcommon , and the duke of Buckingham's Effay on Poetry ; but were first published in Dryden's Miscellany , as were moft , if not all , of the poems in that collection . H. With the wit he feems to have shared the diffo- With DUKE.
... earl of Rofcommon , and the duke of Buckingham's Effay on Poetry ; but were first published in Dryden's Miscellany , as were moft , if not all , of the poems in that collection . H. With the wit he feems to have shared the diffo- With DUKE.
Pàgina 33
... earl of Anglefea against his lady , after- wards dutchefs of Buckinghamshire , who fued for a divorce , and obtained it . The expence of his pleasures , and neglect of bufi- nefs , had now leffened his revenues ; and he was willing to ...
... earl of Anglefea against his lady , after- wards dutchefs of Buckinghamshire , who fued for a divorce , and obtained it . The expence of his pleasures , and neglect of bufi- nefs , had now leffened his revenues ; and he was willing to ...
Pàgina 42
... be fettled by the first that appears in his praise of Cromwell , where he fays , that Crom- well's " " fame , like man , will grow white as it grows " old . " HALIFAX . HALIFAX . THE life of the Earl of Halifax was 42 SPRA T.
... be fettled by the first that appears in his praise of Cromwell , where he fays , that Crom- well's " " fame , like man , will grow white as it grows " old . " HALIFAX . HALIFAX . THE life of the Earl of Halifax was 42 SPRA T.
Pàgina 43
... earl of Manchester . He was educated firft in the country , and then re- moved to Westminster , where , in 1677 , he was chofen a king's scholar , and recommended himself to Busby by his felicity in extemporary epigrams . He contracted ...
... earl of Manchester . He was educated firft in the country , and then re- moved to Westminster , where , in 1677 , he was chofen a king's scholar , and recommended himself to Busby by his felicity in extemporary epigrams . He contracted ...
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