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... by certain persons , enemies to the Muses . ” The neglect of the court was not
his only mortification ; having , by such alteration as he thought proper , fitted his
old Comedy of the “ Guardian ” for the stage , he produced it * under the title of 6.
... by certain persons , enemies to the Muses . ” The neglect of the court was not
his only mortification ; having , by such alteration as he thought proper , fitted his
old Comedy of the “ Guardian ” for the stage , he produced it * under the title of 6.
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What they wanted however of the sublime , they endeavoured to supply by
hyperbole ; their amplification had no limits ; they left not only reason but fancy
behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence , that not
only ...
What they wanted however of the sublime , they endeavoured to supply by
hyperbole ; their amplification had no limits ; they left not only reason but fancy
behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence , that not
only ...
Page 192
But while this notion has poffeflion of the head , it produces the inability which it
fuppofcs . ... There prevailed in his time an opinion that the world was in its decay
, and that we have had the misfortune to be produced in the decrepitude of ...
But while this notion has poffeflion of the head , it produces the inability which it
fuppofcs . ... There prevailed in his time an opinion that the world was in its decay
, and that we have had the misfortune to be produced in the decrepitude of ...
Page 247
The thoughts which are occasionally called forth in the progress , are such as
could only be produced by an imagination in the highest degree fervid and active
, to which materials were supplied by inceffant study and unlimited curiosity .
The thoughts which are occasionally called forth in the progress , are such as
could only be produced by an imagination in the highest degree fervid and active
, to which materials were supplied by inceffant study and unlimited curiosity .
Page 348
The King's demand of a supply produced one of those noisy speeches which
disaffe & ion and discontent regularly di & tate ; a speech filled with hyperbolical
complaints of imaginary grievances . • They , " say's he , “ who think themselves ...
The King's demand of a supply produced one of those noisy speeches which
disaffe & ion and discontent regularly di & tate ; a speech filled with hyperbolical
complaints of imaginary grievances . • They , " say's he , “ who think themselves ...
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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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