Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1868 |
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Pàgina x
... says , was only to have allotted to every Poet an advertisement , like those which we find in the French Miscellanies , containing a few dates and a general charac- ter ; but I have been led beyond my intention , I hope by the honest ...
... says , was only to have allotted to every Poet an advertisement , like those which we find in the French Miscellanies , containing a few dates and a general charac- ter ; but I have been led beyond my intention , I hope by the honest ...
Pàgina xi
... says , and diversifying his work . As he advanced , other and more valuable assistance was obtained , and Mrs. Boscawen procured him the use of Spence's MS . anecdotes , a favour which he thought worthy " of public acknowledg- ment ...
... says , and diversifying his work . As he advanced , other and more valuable assistance was obtained , and Mrs. Boscawen procured him the use of Spence's MS . anecdotes , a favour which he thought worthy " of public acknowledg- ment ...
Pàgina xv
... says of Dryden's ' King Arthur ' what is true of Albion and Albanius ; mistakes the origin of ' Mac Fleck- noe , ' and the date of its appearance ; informs his readers that King James and not King Charles made Dryden historiographer ...
... says of Dryden's ' King Arthur ' what is true of Albion and Albanius ; mistakes the origin of ' Mac Fleck- noe , ' and the date of its appearance ; informs his readers that King James and not King Charles made Dryden historiographer ...
Pàgina xvii
... 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 the dead , there is yet more respect to be paid to knowledge , to virtue , and to truth ...
... 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 the dead , there is yet more respect to be paid to knowledge , to virtue , and to truth ...
Pàgina xix
... says Boswell , of the dissertation it contains of the Metaphysical Poets , and the careful discrimination to be found in it of the characteris- tics of Wit . Yet few will agree with him in his preference , and we may perhaps trace his ...
... says Boswell , of the dissertation it contains of the Metaphysical Poets , and the careful discrimination to be found in it of the characteris- tics of Wit . Yet few will agree with him in his preference , and we may perhaps trace his ...
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