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The observation , that his imagination would probably have been more fruitful and spritely if his judgement had been less severe , may be answered , by a remarker somewhat inclined to cavil , by a contrary supposition , that his ...
The observation , that his imagination would probably have been more fruitful and spritely if his judgement had been less severe , may be answered , by a remarker somewhat inclined to cavil , by a contrary supposition , that his ...
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Of praise he might perhaps have been less lavish without inconvenience , for James was never said to have much regard for poetry : he was to be flattered only by adopting his religion . Times were now changed : Dryden was no longer the ...
Of praise he might perhaps have been less lavish without inconvenience , for James was never said to have much regard for poetry : he was to be flattered only by adopting his religion . Times were now changed : Dryden was no longer the ...
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There are however some strokes less elegant , and less decent ; such as the Pretender's Journal , in which one topick of ridicule is his poverty . This mode of abuse had been employed by Milton against king Charles II .
There are however some strokes less elegant , and less decent ; such as the Pretender's Journal , in which one topick of ridicule is his poverty . This mode of abuse had been employed by Milton against king Charles II .
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volumes 83-84 of World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1968 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 6 Jul 2011 |
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