The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2C. Bathurst ... [and 34 others], 1783 Comprises short biographies and critical appraisals of 52 English poets, most of whom lived during the eighteenth century. |
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... ftill kept in reputation . Lord Haf- tings died of the small - pox , and his poet has made of the puftules firft rofebuds , and then gems ; at last exalts them into stars ; and fays , No comet need foretell his change drew on , Whose ...
... ftill kept in reputation . Lord Haf- tings died of the small - pox , and his poet has made of the puftules firft rofebuds , and then gems ; at last exalts them into stars ; and fays , No comet need foretell his change drew on , Whose ...
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... world , ' tis commonly ftill - born ; so that , " for want of learning and elocution , he will never be able to exprefs any thing either naturally or juftly ! ” . " " This is not very decent ; yet this is one This 14 DRYDEN .
... world , ' tis commonly ftill - born ; so that , " for want of learning and elocution , he will never be able to exprefs any thing either naturally or juftly ! ” . " " This is not very decent ; yet this is one This 14 DRYDEN .
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... ftill , and they afham'd to leave : " Till the laft ftreaks of dying day withdrew , And doubtful moon - light did our rage de- ceive . In th ' English fleet each fhip refounds with joy , And loud applaufe of their great leader's fame ...
... ftill , and they afham'd to leave : " Till the laft ftreaks of dying day withdrew , And doubtful moon - light did our rage de- ceive . In th ' English fleet each fhip refounds with joy , And loud applaufe of their great leader's fame ...
Pàgina 137
... ftill ftronger with regard to arts not liberal , or confined to few , and therefore far removed from common knowledge ; and of this kind , certainly , is technical navigation . Yet Dry- den was of opinion that a fea - fight ought to be ...
... ftill ftronger with regard to arts not liberal , or confined to few , and therefore far removed from common knowledge ; and of this kind , certainly , is technical navigation . Yet Dry- den was of opinion that a fea - fight ought to be ...
Pàgina 145
... ftill than he deferv'd : Behold him now exalted into trust ; His counfels oft convenient , feldom juft . Ev'n in the most fincere advice he gave , He had a grudging ftill to be a knave . The frauds he learnt in his fanatic years , Made ...
... ftill than he deferv'd : Behold him now exalted into trust ; His counfels oft convenient , feldom juft . Ev'n in the most fincere advice he gave , He had a grudging ftill to be a knave . The frauds he learnt in his fanatic years , Made ...
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