Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1J. Murray, 1854 - 395 pàgines |
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Pàgina ix
... , one of the most exalted patterns of virtue , liberality , and benevolence . Great displeasure was expressed with equal justice at his account of Thomson , while his censure of Aken- 66 side was thought by many what it really is.
... , one of the most exalted patterns of virtue , liberality , and benevolence . Great displeasure was expressed with equal justice at his account of Thomson , while his censure of Aken- 66 side was thought by many what it really is.
Pàgina xi
... censure . The zeal of gratitude , the ardour of pa- triotism , fondness for an opinion , or fidelity to a party , may easily overpower the vigilance of a mind habitually well dis- posed , and prevail over unassisted and unfriended ...
... censure . The zeal of gratitude , the ardour of pa- triotism , fondness for an opinion , or fidelity to a party , may easily overpower the vigilance of a mind habitually well dis- posed , and prevail over unassisted and unfriended ...
Pàgina 38
... censure . They have all the same beauties and faults , and nearly in the same proportion . They are written with exu- berance of wit , and with copiousness of learning ; and it is truly asserted by Sprat , that the plenitude of the ...
... censure . They have all the same beauties and faults , and nearly in the same proportion . They are written with exu- berance of wit , and with copiousness of learning ; and it is truly asserted by Sprat , that the plenitude of the ...
Pàgina 45
... censure ; and surely though the mode of their composition be erroneous , yet many parts deserve at least that admiration which is due to great comprehension of knowledge , and great fertility of fancy . The thoughts are often new , and ...
... censure ; and surely though the mode of their composition be erroneous , yet many parts deserve at least that admiration which is due to great comprehension of knowledge , and great fertility of fancy . The thoughts are often new , and ...
Pàgina 52
... censure . He says of the Supreme Being : " Hà sotto i piedi e fato e la natura Ministri humili , e ' l moto , e ch ' il misura . " The second line has in it more of pedantry than perhaps can be found in any other stanza of the poem . In ...
... censure . He says of the Supreme Being : " Hà sotto i piedi e fato e la natura Ministri humili , e ' l moto , e ch ' il misura . " The second line has in it more of pedantry than perhaps can be found in any other stanza of the poem . In ...
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