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Page 159
The Religio Laici , which borrows its title from the Religio Medici of Browne , is
almost the only work of Dryden which can be considered as a voluntaty effufion ;
in this , therefore , it might be hoped , that the full effulgence of his genius would
be ...
The Religio Laici , which borrows its title from the Religio Medici of Browne , is
almost the only work of Dryden which can be considered as a voluntaty effufion ;
in this , therefore , it might be hoped , that the full effulgence of his genius would
be ...
Page 171
The birth and genius of the frugal bee “ 1 sing , Mięcenas , and I sing to thee . “
But where did experientia ever signify birth “ and genius ? or what ground was
there for “ such a figure in this place ? How much 66 more manly is Mr. Ogylby's ...
The birth and genius of the frugal bee “ 1 sing , Mięcenas , and I sing to thee . “
But where did experientia ever signify birth “ and genius ? or what ground was
there for “ such a figure in this place ? How much 66 more manly is Mr. Ogylby's ...
Page 201
Amongst us , who have a stronger genius “ for writing , the operations from the wri
“ ting are much stronger : for the raising of • Shakķpeare's passions is more from
the excellency of the words and thoughts , than “ the justness of the occasion ...
Amongst us , who have a stronger genius “ for writing , the operations from the wri
“ ting are much stronger : for the raising of • Shakķpeare's passions is more from
the excellency of the words and thoughts , than “ the justness of the occasion ...
Page 395
The subject is well chofen , the fiction is pleasing , and the praise of Marlborough
, for which the scene gives an opportunity , is , what perhaps every human
excellence must be , the product of good - luck , improved by genius . The
thoughts ...
The subject is well chofen , the fiction is pleasing , and the praise of Marlborough
, for which the scene gives an opportunity , is , what perhaps every human
excellence must be , the product of good - luck , improved by genius . The
thoughts ...
Page 399
When a poet writes a tragedy , who knows “ he has judgement , and who feels he
has genius , that poet presumes upon his own me" rit , and scorns to make a
cabal . That people come coolly to the representation of “ such a tragedy , without
...
When a poet writes a tragedy , who knows “ he has judgement , and who feels he
has genius , that poet presumes upon his own me" rit , and scorns to make a
cabal . That people come coolly to the representation of “ such a tragedy , without
...
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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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