The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Volume 11790 |
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Page 16
... He may engage to do nothing , but not to do ill . There is reason to think that Cowley pro- mifed little . It does not appear that his com- compliance gained him confidence enough to be trufted without fecurity 16 COWLEY .
... He may engage to do nothing , but not to do ill . There is reason to think that Cowley pro- mifed little . It does not appear that his com- compliance gained him confidence enough to be trufted without fecurity 16 COWLEY .
Page 18
... reason for fuppofing that he ever attempted practice ; but his preparatory studies have contributed fomething to the ho- nour of his country . Confidering Botany as necessary to a physician , he retired into Kent to gather plants ; and ...
... reason for fuppofing that he ever attempted practice ; but his preparatory studies have contributed fomething to the ho- nour of his country . Confidering Botany as necessary to a physician , he retired into Kent to gather plants ; and ...
Page 60
... Reason are no mean fpecimens of metaphyfi- cal poetry . The ftanzas against knowledge produce little conviction . In those which are intended to exalt the human faculties , Reafon has its proper task affigned it ; that of judging , not ...
... Reason are no mean fpecimens of metaphyfi- cal poetry . The ftanzas against knowledge produce little conviction . In those which are intended to exalt the human faculties , Reafon has its proper task affigned it ; that of judging , not ...
Page 61
... Reason muft affift too ; for in feas So vaft and dangerous as thefe , Our course by ftars above we cannot know Without the compass too below . After this fays Bentley * . Who travels in religious jars , Truth mix'd with error , fhade ...
... Reason muft affift too ; for in feas So vaft and dangerous as thefe , Our course by ftars above we cannot know Without the compass too below . After this fays Bentley * . Who travels in religious jars , Truth mix'd with error , fhade ...
Page 89
... reason for Rymer's cenfure . He fays of the Supreme Being , Hà fotto i piedi e fato e la natura Miniftri humili , e'l moto , e ch'il mifura . The fecond line has in it more of pedantry than perhaps can be found in any other stanza of ...
... reason for Rymer's cenfure . He fays of the Supreme Being , Hà fotto i piedi e fato e la natura Miniftri humili , e'l moto , e ch'il mifura . The fecond line has in it more of pedantry than perhaps can be found in any other stanza of ...
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