The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their WorksG. Clark and son, 1847 - 644 pàgines |
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With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. OF THE MOST EMINENT ENGLISH POETS : WITH CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THEIR WORKS . BY SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL . D. A NEW AND COMPLETE EDITION , FOUR VOLUMES IN ONE , ABERDEEN : PUBLISHED ...
With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. OF THE MOST EMINENT ENGLISH POETS : WITH CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THEIR WORKS . BY SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL . D. A NEW AND COMPLETE EDITION , FOUR VOLUMES IN ONE , ABERDEEN : PUBLISHED ...
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... English Poetry , I was persuaded to promise them a Preface to the works of each Author ; an undertaking , as it was then presented to my mind , not very extensive or difficult . My purpose was only to have allotted to every Poet an ...
... English Poetry , I was persuaded to promise them a Preface to the works of each Author ; an undertaking , as it was then presented to my mind , not very extensive or difficult . My purpose was only to have allotted to every Poet an ...
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... and other friends ; and great assistance has been given me by Mr. SPENCE'S Collections , of which I consider the communication as a favour worthy of public acknowledgment . LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS . COWLEY . THE Life ADVERTISEMENT .
... and other friends ; and great assistance has been given me by Mr. SPENCE'S Collections , of which I consider the communication as a favour worthy of public acknowledgment . LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS . COWLEY . THE Life ADVERTISEMENT .
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With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS . COWLEY . THE Life of Cowley , notwithstanding the penury of English bio- graphy , has been written by Dr. Sprat , an author whose pregnancy of ...
With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS . COWLEY . THE Life of Cowley , notwithstanding the penury of English bio- graphy , has been written by Dr. Sprat , an author whose pregnancy of ...
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... English poets , Cowley , Milton , and Pope , might be said " to lisp in numbers ; " and have given such early proofs , not only of powers of language , but of comprehension of things , as to more tardy minds seem scarcely credible . But ...
... English poets , Cowley , Milton , and Pope , might be said " to lisp in numbers ; " and have given such early proofs , not only of powers of language , but of comprehension of things , as to more tardy minds seem scarcely credible . But ...
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