The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 2Methuen, 1896 |
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... equal knowledge . His acquaintance with books was great ; and what he did not immediately know , he could at least tell where to find . Such was his amplitude of learning , and such his copiousness of communication , that it may be ...
... equal knowledge . His acquaintance with books was great ; and what he did not immediately know , he could at least tell where to find . Such was his amplitude of learning , and such his copiousness of communication , that it may be ...
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... equal and proportioned to the renown of the prince on whom they were written ; such great actions and lives deserving to be the subject of the noblest pens and most divine fancies . He proceeds : Having so long experienced your care and ...
... equal and proportioned to the renown of the prince on whom they were written ; such great actions and lives deserving to be the subject of the noblest pens and most divine fancies . He proceeds : Having so long experienced your care and ...
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... equal propriety have been said by another . The general design is perhaps open to criticism ; but the composition can seldom be charged with inaccuracy or negligence . The author never slumbers in self - indulgence ; his full vigour is ...
... equal propriety have been said by another . The general design is perhaps open to criticism ; but the composition can seldom be charged with inaccuracy or negligence . The author never slumbers in self - indulgence ; his full vigour is ...
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... equal to the former ; the events of the drama are exhausted , and little remains but to talk of what is past . It has been observed , that the title of the play does not sufficiently correspond with the behaviour of Calista , who at ...
... equal to the former ; the events of the drama are exhausted , and little remains but to talk of what is past . It has been observed , that the title of the play does not sufficiently correspond with the behaviour of Calista , who at ...
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... equal to the subject , desired him to propose it to some better poet . Halifax told him that there was no encouragement for genius ; that worth- less men were unprofitably enriched with public money , without any care to find or employ ...
... equal to the subject , desired him to propose it to some better poet . Halifax told him that there was no encouragement for genius ; that worth- less men were unprofitably enriched with public money , without any care to find or employ ...
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