Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1967 - English poetry |
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Page 189
... knowledge . When he seemed to doubt Burnet's right to the work , he was told by the bishop , that he was a young man ; and , still persisting to doubt , that he was a very positive young man . Three years afterward ( 1704 ) was ...
... knowledge . When he seemed to doubt Burnet's right to the work , he was told by the bishop , that he was a young man ; and , still persisting to doubt , that he was a very positive young man . Three years afterward ( 1704 ) was ...
Page 308
... knowledge , the superiority must be allowed to Dryden , whose education was more scholastick , and who before he became an author had been allowed more time for study , with better means of information . His mind has a larger range ...
... knowledge , the superiority must be allowed to Dryden , whose education was more scholastick , and who before he became an author had been allowed more time for study , with better means of information . His mind has a larger range ...
Page 458
... knowledge , when it produced so little ? Is it worth taking so much pains to leave no memorial but a few poems ? But let it be considered that Mr. Gray was , to others , at least innocently employed ; to himself , certainly beneficially ...
... knowledge , when it produced so little ? Is it worth taking so much pains to leave no memorial but a few poems ? But let it be considered that Mr. Gray was , to others , at least innocently employed ; to himself , certainly beneficially ...
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