Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1868 |
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... nature very ridiculous . Johnson was occa- sionally himself the " good hater ” he liked --- he was not favourably dis- posed towards Lyttelton - and his early dislike coloured the whole of his biography ; for notwithstanding his many ...
... nature very ridiculous . Johnson was occa- sionally himself the " good hater ” he liked --- he was not favourably dis- posed towards Lyttelton - and his early dislike coloured the whole of his biography ; for notwithstanding his many ...
Pàgina xxiv
... nature , guided by a small quantity of judgment , will go far in finding the mistakes and inelegancies of writers . " It is easy to see in what Johnson thought good poetry to consist . He appears to have admired Dryden as much as he ...
... nature , guided by a small quantity of judgment , will go far in finding the mistakes and inelegancies of writers . " It is easy to see in what Johnson thought good poetry to consist . He appears to have admired Dryden as much as he ...
Pàgina xxxii
... nature and of human destiny . Such wretchedness as he endured has driven many men to shoot themselves or drown themselves . But he was under no temp- tation to commit suicide . He was sick of life ; but he was afraid of death ; and he ...
... nature and of human destiny . Such wretchedness as he endured has driven many men to shoot themselves or drown themselves . But he was under no temp- tation to commit suicide . He was sick of life ; but he was afraid of death ; and he ...
Pàgina xxxix
... Nature had made them of very different clay ; and circumstances had fully brought out the natural peculiarities of both . Sudden prosperity had turned Garrick's head . Continued adversity had soured John- son's temper . Johnson saw with ...
... Nature had made them of very different clay ; and circumstances had fully brought out the natural peculiarities of both . Sudden prosperity had turned Garrick's head . Continued adversity had soured John- son's temper . Johnson saw with ...
Pàgina xliii
... Nature and Origin of Evil . In the spring of 1758 Johnson put forth the first of a series of essays , entitled The Idler . During two years these essays continued to appear weekly . They were eagerly read , widely circulated , and ...
... Nature and Origin of Evil . In the spring of 1758 Johnson put forth the first of a series of essays , entitled The Idler . During two years these essays continued to appear weekly . They were eagerly read , widely circulated , and ...
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