The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 3Methuen, 1896 |
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... , published ( 1701 ) in his thirty - fourth year . After its appearance , paying a visit to some bishop , he heard mention made of the new pamphlet that Burnet had written , replete with political knowledge . SWIFT 5.
... , published ( 1701 ) in his thirty - fourth year . After its appearance , paying a visit to some bishop , he heard mention made of the new pamphlet that Burnet had written , replete with political knowledge . SWIFT 5.
Pàgina 6
... knowledge , or want of integrity ; he did not understand the two controversies , or he willingly misrepresented them . But Wit can stand its ground against Truth only a little while . The honours due to learning have been justly ...
... knowledge , or want of integrity ; he did not understand the two controversies , or he willingly misrepresented them . But Wit can stand its ground against Truth only a little while . The honours due to learning have been justly ...
Pàgina 9
... knowledge of the general nature of language , and without any accurate inquiry into the history of other tongues . The certainty and stability which , contrary to all experience , he thinks attainable , he proposes to secure by ...
... knowledge of the general nature of language , and without any accurate inquiry into the history of other tongues . The certainty and stability which , contrary to all experience , he thinks attainable , he proposes to secure by ...
Pàgina 27
... knowledge ; it will be sufficient that he is ac- quainted with common words and common things ; he is neither required to mount elevations , nor to explore profundities ; his passage is always on the level , along solid ground , without ...
... knowledge ; it will be sufficient that he is ac- quainted with common words and common things ; he is neither required to mount elevations , nor to explore profundities ; his passage is always on the level , along solid ground , without ...
Pàgina 42
... knowledge by making himself acquainted with modern languages , and removed for a time to London , that he might study French and Italian , which , as he desired nothing more than to read them , were by diligent application soon ...
... knowledge by making himself acquainted with modern languages , and removed for a time to London , that he might study French and Italian , which , as he desired nothing more than to read them , were by diligent application soon ...
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