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Page 113
His praise of Fanshaw's version of Guarini , contains a very spritely and judicious
character of a good translator : “ That servile path thou nobly doft decline , “ Of
tracing word by word , and line by line . Vol . I. 1 « Those T “ Those are the ...
His praise of Fanshaw's version of Guarini , contains a very spritely and judicious
character of a good translator : “ That servile path thou nobly doft decline , “ Of
tracing word by word , and line by line . Vol . I. 1 « Those T “ Those are the ...
Page 291
... assemblages , or inferences , as occasion prompted , or meditation produced ,
those thoughts that were generated in his own mind , and might be usefully
applied to some future purposes Such is the labour of those who write for
immortality .
... assemblages , or inferences , as occasion prompted , or meditation produced ,
those thoughts that were generated in his own mind , and might be usefully
applied to some future purposes Such is the labour of those who write for
immortality .
Page 358
Waller and he , conversing with great confi . dence , told both their own secrets
and those of their friends ; and , surveying the wide extent of their conversation ,
imagined that they found in the majority of all ranks great disapprobation of the ...
Waller and he , conversing with great confi . dence , told both their own secrets
and those of their friends ; and , surveying the wide extent of their conversation ,
imagined that they found in the majority of all ranks great disapprobation of the ...
Page 409
This effect proceeds froma the display of those parts of nature which attract , and
the concealment of those which repel , the imagination : but religion must be (
hewn as it - is ; fuppreslion , and addition equally corrựpt it ; and such as it is , it is
...
This effect proceeds froma the display of those parts of nature which attract , and
the concealment of those which repel , the imagination : but religion must be (
hewn as it - is ; fuppreslion , and addition equally corrựpt it ; and such as it is , it is
...
Page 419
... with great attention , His speeches graue those idle fancies kill , Which in her
troubled foule bred such dissention After much thought reformed was her will ,
Within those woods to dwell was her intention , Till fortune should occasion new ...
... with great attention , His speeches graue those idle fancies kill , Which in her
troubled foule bred such dissention After much thought reformed was her will ,
Within those woods to dwell was her intention , Till fortune should occasion new ...
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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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