The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 2Methuen, 1896 |
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Pàgina 26
... endeavoured rather to divert than astonish ; that his thoughts seldom aspired to sublimity ; and that , if his verse was easy and his images familiar , he attained what he desired . His purpose is to be merry ; but perhaps , to enjoy ...
... endeavoured rather to divert than astonish ; that his thoughts seldom aspired to sublimity ; and that , if his verse was easy and his images familiar , he attained what he desired . His purpose is to be merry ; but perhaps , to enjoy ...
Pàgina 42
... endeavoured to raise a faction against it in the College , and found some physicians mean enough to solicit their patronage , by betraying to them the counsels of the College . The greater part , however , enforced by a new edict in ...
... endeavoured to raise a faction against it in the College , and found some physicians mean enough to solicit their patronage , by betraying to them the counsels of the College . The greater part , however , enforced by a new edict in ...
Pàgina 45
... endeavoured to comprehend law , not as a series of precedents , or collection of positive precepts , but as a system of rational government and impartial justice . 1 In the Villare , Lamerton . When he was nineteen , he was by the death ...
... endeavoured to comprehend law , not as a series of precedents , or collection of positive precepts , but as a system of rational government and impartial justice . 1 In the Villare , Lamerton . When he was nineteen , he was by the death ...
Pàgina 78
... endeavoured to reclaim him ; but his arguments and expostulations had no effect . One experi- ment , however , remained to be tried : when he found his life near its end , he directed the young lord to be called ; and when he desired ...
... endeavoured to reclaim him ; but his arguments and expostulations had no effect . One experi- ment , however , remained to be tried : when he found his life near its end , he directed the young lord to be called ; and when he desired ...
Pàgina 80
... endeavoured to obstruct it ; Pope was not the only man whom he insidiously injured , though the only man of whom he could be afraid . His own powers were such as might have satisfied him with conscious excellence . Of very extensive ...
... endeavoured to obstruct it ; Pope was not the only man whom he insidiously injured , though the only man of whom he could be afraid . His own powers were such as might have satisfied him with conscious excellence . Of very extensive ...
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