The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2Nichols and Son, Red-Lion-Passage, Fleet-Street, 1801 |
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Pàgina 19
... mean under Montezuma the Indian Emperor . " I proteft and vow they are either the fame , or " fo alike , that I cannot , for my heart , distinguish " one from the other . You are therefore a ftrange " unconscionable thief ; thou art not ...
... mean under Montezuma the Indian Emperor . " I proteft and vow they are either the fame , or " fo alike , that I cannot , for my heart , distinguish " one from the other . You are therefore a ftrange " unconscionable thief ; thou art not ...
Pàgina 23
... fo return , do it by " compulfion and oppofition . Or , if he means a 64 headlong torrent for a tide , which would be ridi- " culous , yet they do not wind in volumes , but come ( 6 come fore - right back ( if their DRYDEN . 23.
... fo return , do it by " compulfion and oppofition . Or , if he means a 64 headlong torrent for a tide , which would be ridi- " culous , yet they do not wind in volumes , but come ( 6 come fore - right back ( if their DRYDEN . 23.
Pàgina 24
... mean by 66 a tempeft that outrides the wind ! A tempeft that " outrides itfelf . To fuppofe a tempeft without " wind , is as bad as fuppofing a man to walk with- " out feet ; for if he fuppofes the tempeft to be " fomething diftinct ...
... mean by 66 a tempeft that outrides the wind ! A tempeft that " outrides itfelf . To fuppofe a tempeft without " wind , is as bad as fuppofing a man to walk with- " out feet ; for if he fuppofes the tempeft to be " fomething diftinct ...
Pàgina 56
... means pedantick , or impofed upon the con- " versation , but juft fuch , and went fo far , as , by " the natural turn of the converfation in which he ་ ་ was engaged , it was neceffarily promoted or re- quired . He was extremely ready ...
... means pedantick , or impofed upon the con- " versation , but juft fuch , and went fo far , as , by " the natural turn of the converfation in which he ་ ་ was engaged , it was neceffarily promoted or re- quired . He was extremely ready ...
Pàgina 57
... means inconfiftent with oftentatioufnefs ; he is diligent enough to remind the world of his merit , and expreffes with very little fcruple his high opinion of his own powers ; but his felf - commendations are read without fcorn or ...
... means inconfiftent with oftentatioufnefs ; he is diligent enough to remind the world of his merit , and expreffes with very little fcruple his high opinion of his own powers ; but his felf - commendations are read without fcorn or ...
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