Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1J. Murray, 1854 - 395 pàgines |
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Pàgina vi
... say was " impudently " called his . When persuaded to promise little Lives and little Prefaces to a London edition of our ... says , " was only to have allotted to every Poet an advertisement , like those which we find in the French ...
... say was " impudently " called his . When persuaded to promise little Lives and little Prefaces to a London edition of our ... says , " was only to have allotted to every Poet an advertisement , like those which we find in the French ...
Pàgina vii
... says , and diversifying his work . As he advanced , other and more valuable assistance was ob- tained , and Mrs. Boscawen procured him the use of Spence's MS . anecdotes , a favour which he thought worthy " of public acknowledgment ...
... says , and diversifying his work . As he advanced , other and more valuable assistance was ob- tained , and Mrs. Boscawen procured him the use of Spence's MS . anecdotes , a favour which he thought worthy " of public acknowledgment ...
Pàgina viii
... says in his annual review made Easter , 1779 , " I published ( the first part of ) the ' Lives of the Poets , ' written , I hope , in such a manner as may tend to the promotion of piety . " " I got my Lives , " he writes to Mrs. Thrale ...
... says in his annual review made Easter , 1779 , " I published ( the first part of ) the ' Lives of the Poets , ' written , I hope , in such a manner as may tend to the promotion of piety . " " I got my Lives , " he writes to Mrs. Thrale ...
Pàgina xii
... says of Dryden's King Arthur ' what is true of Albion and Albanius ; mistakes the origin of ' Mac Flecknoe , ' and the date of its appearance ; informs his readers that King James and not King Charles made Dryden historiographer ...
... says of Dryden's King Arthur ' what is true of Albion and Albanius ; mistakes the origin of ' Mac Flecknoe , ' and the date of its appearance ; informs his readers that King James and not King Charles made Dryden historiographer ...
Pàgina xiv
... say nothing that is false , than all that is true . " This was written late in life , long after he had put the case , as was his custom , in a somewhat different light . " If a life be delayed till ... says Hale , xiv EDITOR'S PREFACE .
... say nothing that is false , than all that is true . " This was written late in life , long after he had put the case , as was his custom , in a somewhat different light . " If a life be delayed till ... says Hale , xiv EDITOR'S PREFACE .
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