The Poetical Works of Charles Churchill: With Copious Notes and a Life of the Author, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1854 - English poetry |
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... character of any particular individual , he will only have to lament his cre- dulity for to wilful misrepresentation or undue partiality , he can , without hesitation , declare him- self to be an utter stranger . His authorities the ...
... character of any particular individual , he will only have to lament his cre- dulity for to wilful misrepresentation or undue partiality , he can , without hesitation , declare him- self to be an utter stranger . His authorities the ...
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... ventures to place some reliance on the improvement in his own views and means of information , which has been effected by forty years of added experience . The character of Churchill , as a Poet , may PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION •
... ventures to place some reliance on the improvement in his own views and means of information , which has been effected by forty years of added experience . The character of Churchill , as a Poet , may PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION •
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... character of Churchill , as a Poet , may be considered as fixed in the first rank of English classics , but the Editor is not desirous of entering into the discussion of this question : it must be determined by the taste and judgment of ...
... character of Churchill , as a Poet , may be considered as fixed in the first rank of English classics , but the Editor is not desirous of entering into the discussion of this question : it must be determined by the taste and judgment of ...
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... character , and being avowedly the production of a practised pen under the guidance of a mind peculiarly qualified to form a judgment of the merits , as well of the Poet as the Editor , the lat- ter trusts he may , with no imputation of ...
... character , and being avowedly the production of a practised pen under the guidance of a mind peculiarly qualified to form a judgment of the merits , as well of the Poet as the Editor , the lat- ter trusts he may , with no imputation of ...
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... character and reputation for learning , and not- withstanding his having taken no degree , nor having ever studied at either of the Universities , ordained Priest by Dr. Sherlock , Bishop of Lon- don , and Master of the Temple , on his ...
... character and reputation for learning , and not- withstanding his having taken no degree , nor having ever studied at either of the Universities , ordained Priest by Dr. Sherlock , Bishop of Lon- don , and Master of the Temple , on his ...
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Page 144 - THE Lord descended from above, And bowed the heavens most high ; And underneath his feet he cast The darkness of the sky. 2 On cherub and on cherubim, Full royally he rode ; And on the wings of mighty winds Came flying all abroad.
Page 199 - Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm, How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides, Your loop'd and window'd raggedness, defend you From seasons such as these ? O, I have ta'en Too little care of this ! Take physic, pomp ; Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel, That thou mayst shake the superflux to them, And show the heavens more just.
Page lxiv - Nay, sir, I am a very fair judge. He did not attack me violently till he found I did not like his poetry ; and his attack on me shall not prevent me from continuing to say what I think of him, from an apprehension that it may be ascribed to resentment. No, sir, I called the fellow a blockhead at first, and I will call him a blockhead still.
Page 32 - WHEN Learning's triumph o'er her barbarous foes First rear'd the stage, immortal Shakspeare rose; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagined new : Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in vain.
Page 131 - The exhibitions of the stage were improved to the most exquisite entertainment by the talents and management of Garrick, who greatly surpassed all his predecessors of this and perhaps every other nation, in his genius for acting ; in the sweetness and variety of his tones, the irresistible magic of his eye, the fire and vivacity of his action, the elegance of attitude, and the whole pathos of expression.
Page 85 - Looking tranquillity ! it strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chilness to my trembling heart.
Page 166 - What is't to us if taxes rise or fall? Thanks to our fortune, we pay none at all. Let muckworms, who in dirty acres deal, Lament those hardships which we cannot feel. His Grace, who smarts, may bellow if he please, But must I bellow too, who sit at ease? By custom safe, the poet's numbers flow Free as the light and air some years ago. No statesman e'er will find it worth his pains To tax our labours, and excise our brains.
Page 108 - Twas only that when he was off he was acting ; With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he varied full ten times a day : Tho...
Page 10 - Wit, my Lords, is a sort of property; it is the property of those who have it, and too often the only property they have to depend on. It is indeed but a precarious dependence. Thank God! we, my Lords, have a dependence of another kind...
Page 249 - I was pleased with the reply of a gentleman, who, being asked which book he esteemed most in his library, answered, — " Shakespeare : " being asked which he esteemed next best, replied,—