The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their WorksG. Clark and son, 1847 - 644 pàgines |
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... Addison calls mixed wit ; that is , wit which con- sists of thoughts true in one sense of the expression , and false in the other . Addison's representation is sufficiently indulgent : that confusion of images may entertain for a moment ...
... Addison calls mixed wit ; that is , wit which con- sists of thoughts true in one sense of the expression , and false in the other . Addison's representation is sufficiently indulgent : that confusion of images may entertain for a moment ...
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... Addison of Cato , and Pope of his Essay on Criticism . In 1647 , the distresses of the royal family required him to en gage in more dangerous employments . He was entrusted by the queen with a message to the king ; and , by whatever ...
... Addison of Cato , and Pope of his Essay on Criticism . In 1647 , the distresses of the royal family required him to en gage in more dangerous employments . He was entrusted by the queen with a message to the king ; and , by whatever ...
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... Addison made a present , and promised some establishment , but died soon after . Queen Caroline sent her fifty guineas . She had seven sons and three daughters ; but none of them had any children , except her son Caleb and her daughter ...
... Addison made a present , and promised some establishment , but died soon after . Queen Caroline sent her fifty guineas . She had seven sons and three daughters ; but none of them had any children , except her son Caleb and her daughter ...
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... Addison observes , such sentiments are given as suit the most ex- alted and most depraved being . Milton has been censured by Clarke , for the impiety which sometimes breaks from Satan's mouth ; for there are thoughts , as he justly ...
... Addison observes , such sentiments are given as suit the most ex- alted and most depraved being . Milton has been censured by Clarke , for the impiety which sometimes breaks from Satan's mouth ; for there are thoughts , as he justly ...
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... Addison , that this poem has , by the na- ture of its subject , the advantage above all others , that it is uni- versally and perpetually interesting . All mankind will , through all ages , bear the same relation to Adam and to Eve ...
... Addison , that this poem has , by the na- ture of its subject , the advantage above all others , that it is uni- versally and perpetually interesting . All mankind will , through all ages , bear the same relation to Adam and to Eve ...
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