The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets. With Critical Observations on Their Works. By Samuel Johnson. A New Edition, Corrected ..Nichols and Son, 1801 |
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Pàgina 59
... because another had ufed it : his known . wealth was fo great , that he might have borrowed without lofs of credit . In his elegy on Sir Henry Wotton , the laft lines have fuch resemblance to the noble epigram of Grotius upon the death ...
... because another had ufed it : his known . wealth was fo great , that he might have borrowed without lofs of credit . In his elegy on Sir Henry Wotton , the laft lines have fuch resemblance to the noble epigram of Grotius upon the death ...
Pàgina 66
... because he discovered that any ftaff was too lyrical for an heroick poem ; but this feems to have been known before ... because this truncation is imitated by no fubfequent Roman poet ; because Virgil himself filled up one broken line in ...
... because he discovered that any ftaff was too lyrical for an heroick poem ; but this feems to have been known before ... because this truncation is imitated by no fubfequent Roman poet ; because Virgil himself filled up one broken line in ...
Pàgina 79
... because he had forfaken the religion of his ancestors . His father , John , who was the fon difinherited , had recourfe for his fupport to the profeffion of a fcrivener . He was a man eminent for his fkill in mufick , many of his ...
... because he had forfaken the religion of his ancestors . His father , John , who was the fon difinherited , had recourfe for his fupport to the profeffion of a fcrivener . He was a man eminent for his fkill in mufick , many of his ...
Pàgina 91
... because his countrymen are con- tending for their liberty , and , when he reaches the fcene of action , vapours away his patriotifm in a private boarding - fchool . This is the period of his Life from which all his biographers feem ...
... because his countrymen are con- tending for their liberty , and , when he reaches the fcene of action , vapours away his patriotifm in a private boarding - fchool . This is the period of his Life from which all his biographers feem ...
Pàgina 95
... . He proceeds to defcribe the courfe of his conduct , and the train of his thoughts ; and , because he has been fufpected of in- continence , gives an account of his own purity : That " That if I be justly charged , " fays MILTO N. 95.
... . He proceeds to defcribe the courfe of his conduct , and the train of his thoughts ; and , because he has been fufpected of in- continence , gives an account of his own purity : That " That if I be justly charged , " fays MILTO N. 95.
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