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... named Cutter , is a principal character in it . H. 66 favour " favour had been
shewn him , he received " 20 · co W L E Y.
... named Cutter , is a principal character in it . H. 66 favour " favour had been
shewn him , he received " 20 · co W L E Y.
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Both his characters delight in musick ; but he seems to think that chearful notes
would have obtained from Pluto a complete dismission of Eurydice , of whom
folemn sounds only procured a conditional release . For the old age of
Chearfulness ...
Both his characters delight in musick ; but he seems to think that chearful notes
would have obtained from Pluto a complete dismission of Eurydice , of whom
folemn sounds only procured a conditional release . For the old age of
Chearfulness ...
Page 240
In the examination of epick poems much fpeculation is commonly employed upon
the characters . The characters in the Paradise Loft , which admit of examination ,
are those of of angels and of män ; of angels good and 240 MIL Τ ο Ν .
In the examination of epick poems much fpeculation is commonly employed upon
the characters . The characters in the Paradise Loft , which admit of examination ,
are those of of angels and of män ; of angels good and 240 MIL Τ ο Ν .
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Of the evil angels the characters are more diversified . ... For there are thoughts ,
as he justly remarks , which no observation of character can justify , because no
good man would willingly permit them to pass , however transiently , through his
...
Of the evil angels the characters are more diversified . ... For there are thoughts ,
as he justly remarks , which no observation of character can justify , because no
good man would willingly permit them to pass , however transiently , through his
...
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In what character Butler was admitted into that Lady's service , how long he
continued in it , and why he left it , is , like the other incidents of his life , utterly
unknown . The vicissitudes of his condition placed him afterwards in the family of
Sir ...
In what character Butler was admitted into that Lady's service , how long he
continued in it , and why he left it , is , like the other incidents of his life , utterly
unknown . The vicissitudes of his condition placed him afterwards in the family of
Sir ...
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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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