The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their WorksG. Clark and son, 1847 - 644 pàgines |
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... savage ran . - " Tis but because the living death ne'er knew , They fear to prove it as a thing that's new , Let me th ' experiment before you try , I'll show you first how easy ' tis to die . - -There with a forest of their darts he ...
... savage ran . - " Tis but because the living death ne'er knew , They fear to prove it as a thing that's new , Let me th ' experiment before you try , I'll show you first how easy ' tis to die . - -There with a forest of their darts he ...
Pàgina 272
... there is some ridiculous mention of the God of Love ; and Rodogune , a savage Saxon , talks of Venus , and the eagle that bears the thunder of Jupiter . The play discovers its own date , by a prediction. 272 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... there is some ridiculous mention of the God of Love ; and Rodogune , a savage Saxon , talks of Venus , and the eagle that bears the thunder of Jupiter . The play discovers its own date , by a prediction. 272 LIVES OF THE POETS .
Pàgina 278
... savage license , practised in many schools to the end of the last century , by which the boys , when the periodical vacation drew near , growing petulant at the approach of liberty , some days before the regular recess , took pos ...
... savage license , practised in many schools to the end of the last century , by which the boys , when the periodical vacation drew near , growing petulant at the approach of liberty , some days before the regular recess , took pos ...
Pàgina 346
... excellent Drama ap- pears in public , and by its intrinsic worth attracts a general ap- plause , he is not stung with envy and spleen ; nor does he express a savage nature in fastening upon the celebrated author , 346 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... excellent Drama ap- pears in public , and by its intrinsic worth attracts a general ap- plause , he is not stung with envy and spleen ; nor does he express a savage nature in fastening upon the celebrated author , 346 LIVES OF THE POETS .
Pàgina 347
With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. a savage nature in fastening upon the celebrated author , dwelling upon his imaginary defects , and passing over his conspicuous excel- lences . He treats all writers upon the ...
With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. a savage nature in fastening upon the celebrated author , dwelling upon his imaginary defects , and passing over his conspicuous excel- lences . He treats all writers upon the ...
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