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Page 11
He was buried with great pomp near Chaucer and Spenser ; and King Charles
pronounced , “ That Mr. Cowley had not left behind him a better man in England .
” He is represented by Dr. Sprat as the most amiable of mankind ; and this ...
He was buried with great pomp near Chaucer and Spenser ; and King Charles
pronounced , “ That Mr. Cowley had not left behind him a better man in England .
” He is represented by Dr. Sprat as the most amiable of mankind ; and this ...
Page 24
The joys which we entire should wed , Come deflower'd virgins to our bed : Good
fortunes without gain imported be , Such mighty custom's paid to thee : For joy ,
like wine kept close , does better taste , If it take air before its spirits waste . To the
...
The joys which we entire should wed , Come deflower'd virgins to our bed : Good
fortunes without gain imported be , Such mighty custom's paid to thee : For joy ,
like wine kept close , does better taste , If it take air before its spirits waste . To the
...
Page 25
To the following comparison of a man that travels and his wife that stays at home ,
with a pair of compasses , it may be doubted whether absurdity or ingenuity has
better claim : Our two souls , therefore , which are one , Though I must go ...
To the following comparison of a man that travels and his wife that stays at home ,
with a pair of compasses , it may be doubted whether absurdity or ingenuity has
better claim : Our two souls , therefore , which are one , Though I must go ...
Page 53
Denham saw the better way , but has not pursued it with great success . His
versions of Virgil are not pleasing ; but they taught Dryden to please better . His
poetical imitation of Tully on “ Old Age ” has neither the clearness of prose , nor
the ...
Denham saw the better way , but has not pursued it with great success . His
versions of Virgil are not pleasing ; but they taught Dryden to please better . His
poetical imitation of Tully on “ Old Age ” has neither the clearness of prose , nor
the ...
Page 54
It will afford that pleasure which arises from the observation of a man of judgment
, naturally right , forsaking bad copies by degrees , and advancing towards a
better practice as he gains more confidence in himself . In his translation of Virgi ...
It will afford that pleasure which arises from the observation of a man of judgment
, naturally right , forsaking bad copies by degrees , and advancing towards a
better practice as he gains more confidence in himself . In his translation of Virgi ...
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| Title | The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Collection of British and American Authors Collection of British authors Volumes 418-419 of Collection of British authors, Tauchnitz edition Volume 418 of Tauchnitz edition The Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1858 |
| Original from | Barcelona Athenaeum Library |
| Digitized | 22 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 414 pages |
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