Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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... considered as the most elegant , if not the most sublime , of his poetical pro- ductions . But in about two years he found it necessary to hasten home ; being , as Swift informs us , distressed by indigence , and compelled to become the ...
... considered as the most elegant , if not the most sublime , of his poetical pro- ductions . But in about two years he found it necessary to hasten home ; being , as Swift informs us , distressed by indigence , and compelled to become the ...
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... considered Dr. Tillotson as the writer of highest authority . There was formerly sent to me by Mr. Locker , clerk of the Leathersellers Company , who was eminent for curiosity and literature , a collection of examples selected from ...
... considered Dr. Tillotson as the writer of highest authority . There was formerly sent to me by Mr. Locker , clerk of the Leathersellers Company , who was eminent for curiosity and literature , a collection of examples selected from ...
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... considered by a greater part of readers as supremely ex- celling both in poetry and criticism . Part of his reputa- tion may be probably ascribed to the advancement of his fortune ; when , as Swift observes , he became a statesman , and ...
... considered by a greater part of readers as supremely ex- celling both in poetry and criticism . Part of his reputa- tion may be probably ascribed to the advancement of his fortune ; when , as Swift observes , he became a statesman , and ...
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... , but a mere exemplification . A simile may be compared to lines converging at a point , and is more excellent as the lines approach from greater distance : an exemplification may be considered as two parallel 40 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... , but a mere exemplification . A simile may be compared to lines converging at a point , and is more excellent as the lines approach from greater distance : an exemplification may be considered as two parallel 40 LIVES OF THE POETS .
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Samuel Johnson. distance : an exemplification may be considered as two parallel lines , which run on together without approxi- mation , never far separated , and never joined . " 9 Marlborough is so like the angel in the poem that the ...
Samuel Johnson. distance : an exemplification may be considered as two parallel lines , which run on together without approxi- mation , never far separated , and never joined . " 9 Marlborough is so like the angel in the poem that the ...
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