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Page 14
The effect produced by the conjunction of & these two powerful minds was , that
to Shakspeare's monster Caliban is added a filter - monster Sycorax ; and a
woman , who , in the original play , had never seen a man , is in this brought ...
The effect produced by the conjunction of & these two powerful minds was , that
to Shakspeare's monster Caliban is added a filter - monster Sycorax ; and a
woman , who , in the original play , had never seen a man , is in this brought ...
Page 67
Perhaps the use of his name was a pious fraud , which however seems not to
have had much effect ; for neither of the books , I believe , was ever popular . The
version of Xavier's Life is commended by Brown , in a pamphlet not written to
flatter ...
Perhaps the use of his name was a pious fraud , which however seems not to
have had much effect ; for neither of the books , I believe , was ever popular . The
version of Xavier's Life is commended by Brown , in a pamphlet not written to
flatter ...
Page 149
Rhyme has been so long banished from the theatre , that we know not its effects
upon the passions of an audience ; but it has this convenience , that sentences
stand more independent on each other , and striking passages are therefore ...
Rhyme has been so long banished from the theatre , that we know not its effects
upon the passions of an audience ; but it has this convenience , that sentences
stand more independent on each other , and striking passages are therefore ...
Page 339
About this time the prevalent taste forltaliati operas inclined him to try what would
the effect of a musical Drama in our own lank guage . He therefore wrote the
opera of RoCamiond , which , when exhibited on the stage , was either hifted or ...
About this time the prevalent taste forltaliati operas inclined him to try what would
the effect of a musical Drama in our own lank guage . He therefore wrote the
opera of RoCamiond , which , when exhibited on the stage , was either hifted or ...
Page 377
Addison , for whom he did not want respect , had very diligently endeavoured to
reclaim him ; but his arguments and expostulations had no effect . ' One
experiment , however , remained to be tried : when he found his life near its end ,
he ...
Addison , for whom he did not want respect , had very diligently endeavoured to
reclaim him ; but his arguments and expostulations had no effect . ' One
experiment , however , remained to be tried : when he found his life near its end ,
he ...
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| Title | The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Volume 2 The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1750 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2019 |
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