Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1J. Murray, 1854 - 395 pàgines |
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Pàgina xii
... Lost , ' originally published in ten books , was made into twelve by dividing the seventh and twelfth , " mean- ing of course the seventh and tenth . Where his preparations . had been greater , he is still more inaccurate . Thus he says ...
... Lost , ' originally published in ten books , was made into twelve by dividing the seventh and twelfth , " mean- ing of course the seventh and tenth . Where his preparations . had been greater , he is still more inaccurate . Thus he says ...
Pàgina xiv
... lost for ever . What is known can seldom be immediately told ; and when it might be told , it is no longer known . The delicate features of the mind , the nice discriminations of character , and the minute peculiarities of con- duct are ...
... lost for ever . What is known can seldom be immediately told ; and when it might be told , it is no longer known . The delicate features of the mind , the nice discriminations of character , and the minute peculiarities of con- duct are ...
Pàgina xvii
... Lost ' might have been pro- nounced at Sir Joshua's table , and his famous parallel between Dryden and Pope was , it is easy to see , and as his MS . shows us , written at a heat . As a piece of English composition there is no better ...
... Lost ' might have been pro- nounced at Sir Joshua's table , and his famous parallel between Dryden and Pope was , it is easy to see , and as his MS . shows us , written at a heat . As a piece of English composition there is no better ...
Pàgina xviii
... Lost ' than Johnson in this Life . His alleged virulence is indeed always more in the manner of his matter than the matter itself . He had no inclination to narrate the events of Milton's career ; and tells us in the very outset of the ...
... Lost ' than Johnson in this Life . His alleged virulence is indeed always more in the manner of his matter than the matter itself . He had no inclination to narrate the events of Milton's career ; and tells us in the very outset of the ...
Pàgina xxxi
... Lost ' and ' Para- dise Regained ' — His three Wives - His Children and Nephews - Dies in London , and is buried in St. Giles ' , Cripplegate His Works and Cha- . 81 racter • SAMUEL BUTLER . - 1612-1680 . ― Born at Strensham , in ...
... Lost ' and ' Para- dise Regained ' — His three Wives - His Children and Nephews - Dies in London , and is buried in St. Giles ' , Cripplegate His Works and Cha- . 81 racter • SAMUEL BUTLER . - 1612-1680 . ― Born at Strensham , in ...
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