The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2Nichols and Son, Red-Lion-Passage, Fleet-Street, 1801 |
Des de l'interior del llibre
Resultats 1 - 5 de 26.
Pàgina 19
... tion of the fhips in the Indian Emperor , of which , however , he does not deny the excellence ; but intends to fhew , that by ftudied mifconftruction every thing may be equally reprefented as ridiculous . After After fo much of ...
... tion of the fhips in the Indian Emperor , of which , however , he does not deny the excellence ; but intends to fhew , that by ftudied mifconftruction every thing may be equally reprefented as ridiculous . After After fo much of ...
Pàgina 34
... tion . He had criticks to endure , and rivals to op- pofe . The two moft diftinguished wits of the no- bility , the Duke of Buckingham and Earl of Ro- chefter , declared themfelves his enemies . Buckingham characterifed him , in 1671 ...
... tion . He had criticks to endure , and rivals to op- pofe . The two moft diftinguished wits of the no- bility , the Duke of Buckingham and Earl of Ro- chefter , declared themfelves his enemies . Buckingham characterifed him , in 1671 ...
Pàgina 35
... The earl of Rochefter , to fupprefs the reputa- tion of Dryden , took Settle into his protection , and endeavoured to perfuade the publick that its 6 . аррго- approbation had been to that time mifplaced . Settle was DRY DE N. 35.
... The earl of Rochefter , to fupprefs the reputa- tion of Dryden , took Settle into his protection , and endeavoured to perfuade the publick that its 6 . аррго- approbation had been to that time mifplaced . Settle was DRY DE N. 35.
Pàgina 42
... tion . His name is likewife prefixed to the English Life of Francis Xavier ; but I know not that he ever owned himself the tranflator . Perhaps the use of his name was a pious fraud , which however feems not to have had much effect ...
... tion . His name is likewife prefixed to the English Life of Francis Xavier ; but I know not that he ever owned himself the tranflator . Perhaps the use of his name was a pious fraud , which however feems not to have had much effect ...
Pàgina 43
... tion ; and this may be , for aught I know , as good an entertainment for him as the converfa- tion that he had fet on between the Hinds and " Panthers , and all the rest of animals , for whom M. Varillas may ferve well enough as an au ...
... tion ; and this may be , for aught I know , as good an entertainment for him as the converfa- tion that he had fet on between the Hinds and " Panthers , and all the rest of animals , for whom M. Varillas may ferve well enough as an au ...
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volum 2 Samuel Johnson Visualització completa - 1821 |
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volum 2 Samuel Johnson Visualització completa - 1839 |
The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volum 2 Samuel Johnson Visualització completa - 1864 |
Frases i termes més freqüents
Addifon Æneid afterwards againſt almoft becauſe Cato cenfure character Charles Dryden compofitions confidered converfation criticifm criticks defign defire difcovered Dryden duke eafily eafy earl Effay elegant English faid fame fatire favour fays fcenes fecond feems feen feldom fent fentence fentiments feven fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon friends ftage ftill ftudy fubject fuch fuffered fufficient fupply fuppofed fure genius Hiftory himſelf houfe inftruction intereft John Dryden Juba judgement juft Juvenal king laft leaft lefs lord lord Halifax mafter Marriage à-la-mode moft moſt muft muſt neceffary never obferved occafion paffages paffed paffions perfon perhaps play pleafed pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry Pope praife praiſe prefent profe publick publiſhed racters raiſed reafon reft reprefented rhyme Sempronius Steele Syphax Tatler thefe theſe thofe thoſe thought tragedy tranflated Tyrannick Love verfes verfion Virgil Whig whofe worfe write written