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Page 29
If by a more noble and more adequate con, ception that be considered as Wit
which is at once natural and new , that which , though not obvious , is , upon its
first production , acknowledged to be just ; if it be that which he that never found it
...
If by a more noble and more adequate con, ception that be considered as Wit
which is at once natural and new , that which , though not obvious , is , upon its
first production , acknowledged to be just ; if it be that which he that never found it
...
Page 159
... and fagacity of emendatory criticism , almost exceeding all hope of human
attainment ; and having , by excessive praises , been confirmed in great
confidence of himself , though he probably had not much considered the
principles of society ...
... and fagacity of emendatory criticism , almost exceeding all hope of human
attainment ; and having , by excessive praises , been confirmed in great
confidence of himself , though he probably had not much considered the
principles of society ...
Page 236
... requires the rhymes to be often changed . Those little pieces may be
dispatched without much anxiety ; a greater work calls for greater care . I am now
to exanıine Paradise Loft ; a poem , which , considered with respect to design ,
may claim ...
... requires the rhymes to be often changed . Those little pieces may be
dispatched without much anxiety ; a greater work calls for greater care . I am now
to exanıine Paradise Loft ; a poem , which , considered with respect to design ,
may claim ...
Page 247
He had considered creation in its whole extent , and his descriptions are
therefore learned . He had accustomed his imagination to unrestrained
indulgence , and his conceptions therefore were extensive . The characteristick
quality of his ...
He had considered creation in its whole extent , and his descriptions are
therefore learned . He had accustomed his imagination to unrestrained
indulgence , and his conceptions therefore were extensive . The characteristick
quality of his ...
Page 302
Having an active and inquisitive mind , he never , except in his paroxysms of
intemperance , was wholly negligent of study : he read what is considered as
polite learning fo much , that he is mentioned by Wood as the greatest scholar of
all the ...
Having an active and inquisitive mind , he never , except in his paroxysms of
intemperance , was wholly negligent of study : he read what is considered as
polite learning fo much , that he is mentioned by Wood as the greatest scholar of
all the ...
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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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