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Page 146
His digreffion to the original and progress of navigation , with his prospect of the
advancement which it shall receive from the Royal Society , then newly instituted
, may be considered as an example feldom equalled of seasonable excursion ...
His digreffion to the original and progress of navigation , with his prospect of the
advancement which it shall receive from the Royal Society , then newly instituted
, may be considered as an example feldom equalled of seasonable excursion ...
Page 165
The original incongruity runs through the whole ; the king is now Cæfar , and now
the Lyon ; and the name Par is given to the Supreme Being . But when this
constitutional absurdity is forgiven , the poem must be confessed to be written
with ...
The original incongruity runs through the whole ; the king is now Cæfar , and now
the Lyon ; and the name Par is given to the Supreme Being . But when this
constitutional absurdity is forgiven , the poem must be confessed to be written
with ...
Page 179
piece where his original fondness of remote conceits seems to have revived . Of
the three pieces borrowed from Boccace Sigismunda may be defended by the
celebrity of the story . Theodore and Honoria , though it contains not much moral
...
piece where his original fondness of remote conceits seems to have revived . Of
the three pieces borrowed from Boccace Sigismunda may be defended by the
celebrity of the story . Theodore and Honoria , though it contains not much moral
...
Page 218
And if “ we can raise passions as high on worse foun“ dations , it shews our
genius in tragedy is greater ; for in all other parts of it the Eng" lish have
manifestly excelled them , ” 66 THE original of the following letter is preserved in
the Library at ...
And if “ we can raise passions as high on worse foun“ dations , it shews our
genius in tragedy is greater ; for in all other parts of it the Eng" lish have
manifestly excelled them , ” 66 THE original of the following letter is preserved in
the Library at ...
Page 434
book not necessary , and owing its reputation wholly to its turn of diction , little
notice can be gained but from those who can enjoy the graces of the original . of
the original . To the dialogues of Fontenelle he added two composed by himself ...
book not necessary , and owing its reputation wholly to its turn of diction , little
notice can be gained but from those who can enjoy the graces of the original . of
the original . To the dialogues of Fontenelle he added two composed by himself ...
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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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