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Page 201
Rapin attributes more to the di & tio , that " is , to the words and discourse of a
tragedy , " than Aristotle has done , who places them 6 in the last rank of beauties
; perhaps , only “ last in order , because they are the last pro“ duct of the design ,
of ...
Rapin attributes more to the di & tio , that " is , to the words and discourse of a
tragedy , " than Aristotle has done , who places them 6 in the last rank of beauties
; perhaps , only “ last in order , because they are the last pro“ duct of the design ,
of ...
Page 203
In the last of these , Homer excels Virgil ; Virgil all other ancient poets ; and "
Shakspeare all modern poets . . “ For the second of these , the order : “ the
meaning is , that a fable ought to have a beginning , middle , and an end , all just
si and ...
In the last of these , Homer excels Virgil ; Virgil all other ancient poets ; and "
Shakspeare all modern poets . . “ For the second of these , the order : “ the
meaning is , that a fable ought to have a beginning , middle , and an end , all just
si and ...
Page 234
All of them together make but a small part of that much greater body which lies
difpersed in the poffeffion of numerous acquaintance ; and cannot perhaps be
made intire , without great injustice to him , because few of them had his last
hand ...
All of them together make but a small part of that much greater body which lies
difpersed in the poffeffion of numerous acquaintance ; and cannot perhaps be
made intire , without great injustice to him , because few of them had his last
hand ...
Page 450
Upon this piece he appears to have set a high value ; for he was all his life - time
improving it by successive revisals , so that there is scarcely any poem to be
found of which the last edition differs more from the first . Amongst other changes
...
Upon this piece he appears to have set a high value ; for he was all his life - time
improving it by successive revisals , so that there is scarcely any poem to be
found of which the last edition differs more from the first . Amongst other changes
...
Page 451
The two last lines were there , The Epic Poet , says he , Must above Milton's lofty
flights prevail , Succeed where great Torquato , and where greater Spenser fail .
The last line in succeeding editions was shortened , and the order of names ...
The two last lines were there , The Epic Poet , says he , Must above Milton's lofty
flights prevail , Succeed where great Torquato , and where greater Spenser fail .
The last line in succeeding editions was shortened , and the order of names ...
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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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