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... true as this is of all art , it is particularly true of criticism , which can , of course , only proceed in accor- dance with the standards of its time , and which , of all forms of literary expression , shifts its ground most rapidly ...
... true as this is of all art , it is particularly true of criticism , which can , of course , only proceed in accor- dance with the standards of its time , and which , of all forms of literary expression , shifts its ground most rapidly ...
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... true , that Milton was the first Englishman who , after the revival of letters , wrote Latin verses with classick elegance . If any exceptions can be made , they are very few : Haddon and Ascham , the pride of Elizabeth's reign ...
... true , that Milton was the first Englishman who , after the revival of letters , wrote Latin verses with classick elegance . If any exceptions can be made , they are very few : Haddon and Ascham , the pride of Elizabeth's reign ...
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... true , he proposes that all wit should be re - coined before it is current , and appoints masters of assay who shall reject all that is light or debased . ' Tis true , that when the coarse and worthless dross Is purg'd away , there will ...
... true , he proposes that all wit should be re - coined before it is current , and appoints masters of assay who shall reject all that is light or debased . ' Tis true , that when the coarse and worthless dross Is purg'd away , there will ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volumes 83-84 of Oxford world's classics Issues 83-84 of World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Contributor | Arthur Waugh |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1952 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 16 Jul 2009 |
| Length | 472 pages |
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