Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1868 |
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Pàgina x
... given Spenser instead of Cowley . Yet a criticism on ' The Faerie Queene ' would hardly have supplied Johnson with points of equal value to those which in Cowley led to his admirable observations on the so - called Metaphysical Poets ...
... given Spenser instead of Cowley . Yet a criticism on ' The Faerie Queene ' would hardly have supplied Johnson with points of equal value to those which in Cowley led to his admirable observations on the so - called Metaphysical Poets ...
Pàgina xvi
... given to a widow , a daughter , a brother , or a friend . As the process of these narratives is now bringing me among my contem- poraries , I begin to feel myself walking upon ashes under which the fire is not extinguished , and coming ...
... given to a widow , a daughter , a brother , or a friend . As the process of these narratives is now bringing me among my contem- poraries , I begin to feel myself walking upon ashes under which the fire is not extinguished , and coming ...
Pàgina xvii
... given of the preaching of Burnet and Sprat . His friends in early life are frequently appealed to . From Walmsley ( most enduringly remembered in these Lives ) he derives a story about Rag Smith and Addison . Andrew Corbet of Shropshire ...
... given of the preaching of Burnet and Sprat . His friends in early life are frequently appealed to . From Walmsley ( most enduringly remembered in these Lives ) he derives a story about Rag Smith and Addison . Andrew Corbet of Shropshire ...
Pàgina xli
... given over by the physicians . Three days later she died She left her husband almost broken - hearted . Many peo- ple have been surprised to see a man of his genius and learning stooping to every drudgery , and denying himself almost ...
... given over by the physicians . Three days later she died She left her husband almost broken - hearted . Many peo- ple have been surprised to see a man of his genius and learning stooping to every drudgery , and denying himself almost ...
Pàgina xlv
... given to a state hireling to betray his coun- try ; a pensioner as a slave of state hired by a stipend to obey a master . It seemed unlikely that the author of these definitions would himself be pensioned . But that was a time of ...
... given to a state hireling to betray his coun- try ; a pensioner as a slave of state hired by a stipend to obey a master . It seemed unlikely that the author of these definitions would himself be pensioned . But that was a time of ...
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