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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... thought worthy “ of public acknowledgment . " The first life written was that of Cowley , sent to press in December , 1777. Waller , Denham , and Butler immediately followed . “ I have written a little of the Lives of the Poets , ” he ...
... thought worthy “ of public acknowledgment . " The first life written was that of Cowley , sent to press in December , 1777. Waller , Denham , and Butler immediately followed . “ I have written a little of the Lives of the Poets , ” he ...
Pàgina xii
Samuel Johnson. I do not despair of making an end . ” “ I thought to have finished Rowe's life to - day , ” he writes , April 15 , 1780 , “ but I have had five or six visitors who hindered me , and I have not been quite well : next week ...
Samuel Johnson. I do not despair of making an end . ” “ I thought to have finished Rowe's life to - day , ” he writes , April 15 , 1780 , “ but I have had five or six visitors who hindered me , and I have not been quite well : next week ...
Pàgina xiii
... thought by many what it really is , illiberal , and his criticism on Prior was condemned as severe and unjust . " Notwithstanding these and other complaints of the spirit in which the • Lives ' were written , Johnson's great work ...
... thought by many what it really is , illiberal , and his criticism on Prior was condemned as severe and unjust . " Notwithstanding these and other complaints of the spirit in which the • Lives ' were written , Johnson's great work ...
Pàgina xix
... thought necessary . What was forced upon him he at least performed with sincerity ; and 6 a the hold that this memoir has had upon mankind may. 8 Life of Pope . ' He applies it to Dryden . 8. Boswell ' by Croker , ed . 1847 , EDITOR'S ...
... thought necessary . What was forced upon him he at least performed with sincerity ; and 6 a the hold that this memoir has had upon mankind may. 8 Life of Pope . ' He applies it to Dryden . 8. Boswell ' by Croker , ed . 1847 , EDITOR'S ...
Pàgina xxxi
... thought grounds sufficient for absolving felons , and for setting aside wills . His grimaces , his gestures , bis mutterings , sometimes diverted and sometimes terrified people who did not know him . At a dinnertable he would , in a fit ...
... thought grounds sufficient for absolving felons , and for setting aside wills . His grimaces , his gestures , bis mutterings , sometimes diverted and sometimes terrified people who did not know him . At a dinnertable he would , in a fit ...
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