The lives of the English poetsRivington, 1858 - 414 pages |
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Samuel Johnson. COLLECTION OF BRITISH AUTHORS . VOL . CCCCXVIII . JOHNSON'S LIVES . IN TWO VOLUMES . VOL . I. SEU TENE R 1 THE LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS ; BY SAMUEL.
Samuel Johnson. COLLECTION OF BRITISH AUTHORS . VOL . CCCCXVIII . JOHNSON'S LIVES . IN TWO VOLUMES . VOL . I. SEU TENE R 1 THE LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS ; BY SAMUEL.
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Samuel Johnson. VI CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1 . SPRAT HALIFAX PARNELL GARTH ROWE ADDISON HUGHES SHEFFIELD PAGE 326 330 334 337 341 350 394 397 JOHNSON'S LIVES . VOL . I. COWLEY . THE Life.
Samuel Johnson. VI CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1 . SPRAT HALIFAX PARNELL GARTH ROWE ADDISON HUGHES SHEFFIELD PAGE 326 330 334 337 341 350 394 397 JOHNSON'S LIVES . VOL . I. COWLEY . THE Life.
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Samuel Johnson. JOHNSON'S LIVES . VOL . I. COWLEY . THE Life of COWLEY , notwithstanding the penury of English biography , has been written by Dr. Sprat , an author whose pregnancy of imagination and elegance of language have deservedly ...
Samuel Johnson. JOHNSON'S LIVES . VOL . I. COWLEY . THE Life of COWLEY , notwithstanding the penury of English biography , has been written by Dr. Sprat , an author whose pregnancy of imagination and elegance of language have deservedly ...
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Samuel Johnson. or done ; but wrote rather as beholders than partakers of human nature ; as beings looking upon good and evil , impas- sive and at leisure ; as Epicurean deities , making remarks on the actions of men , and the ...
Samuel Johnson. or done ; but wrote rather as beholders than partakers of human nature ; as beings looking upon good and evil , impas- sive and at leisure ; as Epicurean deities , making remarks on the actions of men , and the ...
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Samuel Johnson. Lust , the scorching dog - star , here Rages with immoderate heat ; Whilst Pride , the rugged northern bear , In others makes the ... Johnson's Lives . I. 2 On reading the following lines , the reader may perhaps COWLEY . 17.
Samuel Johnson. Lust , the scorching dog - star , here Rages with immoderate heat ; Whilst Pride , the rugged northern bear , In others makes the ... Johnson's Lives . I. 2 On reading the following lines , the reader may perhaps COWLEY . 17.
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