Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2J. Murray, 1854 - 444 pàgines |
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... opinion of his Talent- Writes The Siege of Damascus , ' a Tragedy - Death and Character JOHN SHEFFIELD , DUKE OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE . 1649-1720-21 . Page 183 Birth and self - education - Summoned to Parliament - Serves at Sea against the ...
... opinion of his Talent- Writes The Siege of Damascus , ' a Tragedy - Death and Character JOHN SHEFFIELD , DUKE OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE . 1649-1720-21 . Page 183 Birth and self - education - Summoned to Parliament - Serves at Sea against the ...
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... opinion , too detestable to be read on the wall of a building dedicated to devotion . Atter- bury , who succeeded him , being author of the inscription , permitted its reception . - JOHNSON : Life of Milton , vol . i . p . 130 . There ...
... opinion , too detestable to be read on the wall of a building dedicated to devotion . Atter- bury , who succeeded him , being author of the inscription , permitted its reception . - JOHNSON : Life of Milton , vol . i . p . 130 . There ...
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... opinion , the best critic in the nation.2 He was not , however , merely a critic or a scholar , but a man of fashion , and , as Dennis remarks , ostentatiously splendid in his dress . He was likewise a member of Parliament and a ...
... opinion , the best critic in the nation.2 He was not , however , merely a critic or a scholar , but a man of fashion , and , as Dennis remarks , ostentatiously splendid in his dress . He was likewise a member of Parliament and a ...
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... opinion of his learned commentator , sacri- ficed a little of his judgment to his gratitude . 8 The time of his death I have not learned . It must have happened between 1707 , when he wrote to Pope , and 1711 , when Pope praised him in ...
... opinion of his learned commentator , sacri- ficed a little of his judgment to his gratitude . 8 The time of his death I have not learned . It must have happened between 1707 , when he wrote to Pope , and 1711 , when Pope praised him in ...
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... he was of Ben Jonson's opinion , who I could not admire Verses as smooth and soft as cream , In which there was neither depth nor stream . ' 1668-1710 . HIS CHARACTER BY OLDISWORTH . 45 And therefore 44 1668-1710 . SMITH .
... he was of Ben Jonson's opinion , who I could not admire Verses as smooth and soft as cream , In which there was neither depth nor stream . ' 1668-1710 . HIS CHARACTER BY OLDISWORTH . 45 And therefore 44 1668-1710 . SMITH .
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