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Page 20
He had been promised , by both Charles the First and Second , the Mastership of
the Savoy ; “ but he lost it , ” says Wood , “ by certain persons , enemies to the
Muses . ” The neglect of the court was not his only mortification ; having , by such
...
He had been promised , by both Charles the First and Second , the Mastership of
the Savoy ; “ but he lost it , ” says Wood , “ by certain persons , enemies to the
Muses . ” The neglect of the court was not his only mortification ; having , by such
...
Page 32
Yet great labour , directed by great abilities , is never wholly lost ; if they
frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits , they likewise sometimes
struck out unexpected truth : if their conceits were far - fetched , they were often
worth the ...
Yet great labour , directed by great abilities , is never wholly lost ; if they
frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits , they likewise sometimes
struck out unexpected truth : if their conceits were far - fetched , they were often
worth the ...
Page 171
late , he fixed upon Paradise Lost ; a design so comprehensive , that it could be
justified only by success . He had once designed to celebrate King Arthur , as he
hints in his verses to Mansus ; but Arthur was reserved , says Fenton , to another
...
late , he fixed upon Paradise Lost ; a design so comprehensive , that it could be
justified only by success . He had once designed to celebrate King Arthur , as he
hints in his verses to Mansus ; but Arthur was reserved , says Fenton , to another
...
Page 252
As human paffions did not enter the world before the Fall , there is in the Paradise
Lost little opportunity for the pathetick ; but what little there is has not been lost .
That pallion which is peculiar to rational nature , the anguish arising from the ...
As human paffions did not enter the world before the Fall , there is in the Paradise
Lost little opportunity for the pathetick ; but what little there is has not been lost .
That pallion which is peculiar to rational nature , the anguish arising from the ...
Page 254
The plan of Paradise Lost has this inconvenience , that it comprises ncither
human actions nor human manners . The man and woman who act and suffer ,
are in a state which no other man or woman can ever know . The reader finds no
tranfa ...
The plan of Paradise Lost has this inconvenience , that it comprises ncither
human actions nor human manners . The man and woman who act and suffer ,
are in a state which no other man or woman can ever know . The reader finds no
tranfa ...
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| Title | The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Volume 1 The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1790 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2019 |
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