Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, with Critical Observations on Their Works by Samuel Johnson, Volum 1Derby & Jackson, 1861 - 635 pàgines |
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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 uninistakeable - 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 uninistakeable - defined yet general , summary yet exact . The industry of ...
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 discriminations of character , and the minute peculiarities of conduct are soon obliterated ; and it ...
... 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 discriminations of character , and the minute peculiarities of conduct are soon obliterated ; and it ...
Pàgina xvii
... known from one another but by extrinsic and casual circumstances . “ Let me remember , ' 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 ...
... known from one another but by extrinsic and casual circumstances . “ Let me remember , ' 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 ...
Pàgina xx
... known ( at least among authors ) as the writer of a vigorous satire , he was offered the mastership of a charity school , “ provided he could obtain the degree of Master of Arts , " without which , by the statutes of the school , he was ...
... known ( at least among authors ) as the writer of a vigorous satire , he was offered the mastership of a charity school , “ provided he could obtain the degree of Master of Arts , " without which , by the statutes of the school , he was ...
Pàgina xxxi
... known by turning Pope's Messiah into Latin verse . The style and rhythm , indeed , were not exactly Virgilian ; but the translation found many admirers , and was read with pleasure by Pope himself . The time drew near at which Johnson ...
... known by turning Pope's Messiah into Latin verse . The style and rhythm , indeed , were not exactly Virgilian ; but the translation found many admirers , and was read with pleasure by Pope himself . The time drew near at which Johnson ...
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