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Page 151
... versification is indeed sometimes careless , but it is sometimes vigorous and weighty . The strongest effort of his Muse is his poem upon Nothing . He is not the first who has chosen this barren topick for the boast of his fertility ...
... versification is indeed sometimes careless , but it is sometimes vigorous and weighty . The strongest effort of his Muse is his poem upon Nothing . He is not the first who has chosen this barren topick for the boast of his fertility ...
Page 307
... versification , or settled his system of propriety . From this time , he addicted himself almost wholly to the stage , to which , says he , my genius never much inclined me , merely as the most profitable market for poetry . By writing ...
... versification , or settled his system of propriety . From this time , he addicted himself almost wholly to the stage , to which , says he , my genius never much inclined me , merely as the most profitable market for poetry . By writing ...
Page 398
... versification , which is such as his contemporaries practised , without any attempt at innovation or improvement , seldom wants either melody or force . His author's sense is sometimes a little diluted by additional infusions , and ...
... versification , which is such as his contemporaries practised , without any attempt at innovation or improvement , seldom wants either melody or force . His author's sense is sometimes a little diluted by additional infusions , and ...
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