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Surely no man could have fancied that he read Lycidas with pleasure , had he not known its author . Of the two pieces , L'Allegro and Il Penseroso , I believe opinion is uniform ; every man that reads them , reads them with pleasure .
Surely no man could have fancied that he read Lycidas with pleasure , had he not known its author . Of the two pieces , L'Allegro and Il Penseroso , I believe opinion is uniform ; every man that reads them , reads them with pleasure .
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Pleasure and terrour are indeed the genuine sources of poetry ; but poetical pleasure must be such as human imagination can at least conceive , and poetical terrour such as human strength and fortitude may combat .
Pleasure and terrour are indeed the genuine sources of poetry ; but poetical pleasure must be such as human imagination can at least conceive , and poetical terrour such as human strength and fortitude may combat .
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... following Letter , which I communicate with much pleasure , as it gives me at once an opportunity of recording the fraternal kindness of Thomson , and reflecting on the friendly assistance of Mr Boswell , from whom I received it .
... following Letter , which I communicate with much pleasure , as it gives me at once an opportunity of recording the fraternal kindness of Thomson , and reflecting on the friendly assistance of Mr Boswell , from whom I received it .
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Contents
Introduction | 5 |
Authors Advertisement to the Third Edition | 13 |
Milton | 15 |
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | Robert Montagu |
| Publisher | Folio Society, 1965 |
| Length | 420 pages |
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