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His father was a grocer , whose condition Dr . Sprat conceals under the general
appellation of a citizen ; and , what would probably not have been less carefully
suppressed , the omission of his name in the register of St . Dunstan ' s parish ...
His father was a grocer , whose condition Dr . Sprat conceals under the general
appellation of a citizen ; and , what would probably not have been less carefully
suppressed , the omission of his name in the register of St . Dunstan ' s parish ...
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... of expression , but useful to those who know their value ; and such as , when
they are expanded to perspicuity , and polished to elegance , may give lustre to
works which have more propriety , though less copiousness of sentiment .
... of expression , but useful to those who know their value ; and such as , when
they are expanded to perspicuity , and polished to elegance , may give lustre to
works which have more propriety , though less copiousness of sentiment .
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They were in very little care to clothe their notions with elegance of dress , and
therefore miss the notice and the praise which are often gained by those who
think less , but are more diligent to adorn their thoughts . That a Mistress beloved
is ...
They were in very little care to clothe their notions with elegance of dress , and
therefore miss the notice and the praise which are often gained by those who
think less , but are more diligent to adorn their thoughts . That a Mistress beloved
is ...
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The connexion is supplied with great perspicuity ; and thoughts , which to a
reader of less skill seem thrown together by chancé , are concatenated without
any abruption . Though the English Ode cannot be called a translation , it may be
very ...
The connexion is supplied with great perspicuity ; and thoughts , which to a
reader of less skill seem thrown together by chancé , are concatenated without
any abruption . Though the English Ode cannot be called a translation , it may be
very ...
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... was all his own . This wide position requires less limitation , when it is affirmed
of Cowley , than perhaps of any other poet . — He read much , and yet borrowed
little . His character of writing was indeed not his own : 40 COWLEY . DENHAM.
... was all his own . This wide position requires less limitation , when it is affirmed
of Cowley , than perhaps of any other poet . — He read much , and yet borrowed
little . His character of writing was indeed not his own : 40 COWLEY . DENHAM.
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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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