Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1868 |
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Pàgina xiii
... known truths by his manner of adorning them . He seized at once the leading features , and though he may have omitted a pimple or a freckle , his likeness is unmis- takeable - defined yet general , summary yet exact . The industry of ...
... known truths by his manner of adorning them . He seized at once the leading features , and though he may have omitted a pimple or a freckle , his likeness is unmis- takeable - defined yet general , summary yet exact . The industry of ...
Pàgina xv
... known that it appeared while Charles the Second was yet alive ; states positively - and in two places - that Dryden translated only one of Ovid's Epistles , whereas he translated at least two ; attri- butes to Settle what is by Pordage ...
... known that it appeared while Charles the Second was yet alive ; states positively - and in two places - that Dryden translated only one of Ovid's Epistles , whereas he translated at least two ; attri- butes to Settle what is by Pordage ...
Pàgina xvi
... known can seldom be immediately told ; and when it might be told , it is no longer known . The delicate features of the mind , the nice discrimi- nations of character , and the minute peculiarities of conduct are soon obliterated ; and ...
... known can seldom be immediately told ; and when it might be told , it is no longer known . The delicate features of the mind , the nice discrimi- nations of character , and the minute peculiarities of conduct are soon obliterated ; and ...
Pàgina xvii
... known from one another but by extrinsic and casual circumstances . ' Let me remem- ber , ' says Hale , ' when I find myself inclined to pity a criminal , that there is likewise a pity due to the country . ' If we regard the memory of ...
... known from one another but by extrinsic and casual circumstances . ' Let me remem- ber , ' says Hale , ' when I find myself inclined to pity a criminal , that there is likewise a pity due to the country . ' If we regard the memory of ...
Pàgina xx
... known ( at least among authors ) as the writer of a vigorous satire , he was offered the mastership of a charity school , " pro- vided he could obtain the degree of Master of Arts , " without which , by the statutes of the school , he ...
... known ( at least among authors ) as the writer of a vigorous satire , he was offered the mastership of a charity school , " pro- vided he could obtain the degree of Master of Arts , " without which , by the statutes of the school , he ...
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