The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 3D. Buchanan, sold by him, & by W. Creech, P. Hill, W. Mudie, & A. Constable, Edinburgh, 1800 |
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Pàgina 4
... not retain long , be- * Hc receivel , in September 1697 , a prefent of 200 guineas from the ords juftices , for his trouble in b.inging over the treaty of peace . caufe caufe Jersey was removed ; but he was foon made 4 PRIOR .
... not retain long , be- * Hc receivel , in September 1697 , a prefent of 200 guineas from the ords juftices , for his trouble in b.inging over the treaty of peace . caufe caufe Jersey was removed ; but he was foon made 4 PRIOR .
Pàgina 11
... prefent when the preliminary articles were talked of or figned at his houfe ? He told them , that either the earl of Oxford or the duke of Shrewsbury was abfent , but he could not remem ber which ; an answer which perplexed them , be ...
... prefent when the preliminary articles were talked of or figned at his houfe ? He told them , that either the earl of Oxford or the duke of Shrewsbury was abfent , but he could not remem ber which ; an answer which perplexed them , be ...
Pàgina 21
... prefent moment . What Horace faid when he imitated Lucilius , might be faid of Butler by Prior , his numbers were not fmooth or neat : Prior excelled him in verfification ; but he was , like Horace , inventore minor ; he had not ...
... prefent moment . What Horace faid when he imitated Lucilius , might be faid of Butler by Prior , his numbers were not fmooth or neat : Prior excelled him in verfification ; but he was , like Horace , inventore minor ; he had not ...
Pàgina 47
... prefent of a gold chain and medal . The malignity of the wits attributed his knight- hood to his new poem ; but king William was not very ftudious of poetry , and Blackmore perhaps had other merit : for he says , in his Dedication to ...
... prefent of a gold chain and medal . The malignity of the wits attributed his knight- hood to his new poem ; but king William was not very ftudious of poetry , and Blackmore perhaps had other merit : for he says , in his Dedication to ...
Pàgina 49
... prefent occafion . Jacob fays , " it is corrected , and revised for another impref- " fion ; " but the labour of revifion was thrown away . From this time he turned fome of his thoughts . to the celebration of living characters ; and ...
... prefent occafion . Jacob fays , " it is corrected , and revised for another impref- " fion ; " but the labour of revifion was thrown away . From this time he turned fome of his thoughts . to the celebration of living characters ; and ...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volum 3 Samuel Johnson Visualització completa - 1782 |
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volum 3 Samuel Johnson Visualització completa - 1783 |
The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volum 3 Samuel Johnson Visualització completa - 1865 |
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