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66 and Thisbe , " written when he was ten years old ; and “ Constantia and
Philetus , " written two years after . 92 While he was yet at school he produced a
comedy cailed “ Love's Riddle , ” though it was not published till he had been
some ...
66 and Thisbe , " written when he was ten years old ; and “ Constantia and
Philetus , " written two years after . 92 While he was yet at school he produced a
comedy cailed “ Love's Riddle , ” though it was not published till he had been
some ...
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... Reafon has its proper talk assigned it ; that of judging , not of things revealed ,
but of the reality of revelation . In the verses for Reafon is a passage which
Bentley , in the only English verses which he is known to have written written ,
seems ...
... Reafon has its proper talk assigned it ; that of judging , not of things revealed ,
but of the reality of revelation . In the verses for Reafon is a passage which
Bentley , in the only English verses which he is known to have written written ,
seems ...
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He was Of this friend and generous patron of Butler , Mr. Wil . liam Longueville , I
find an account , written by a perfo : who was well acquainted with him , to this
effect , viz . that he was a conveyancing lawyer , and a bencher of the Inner
Temple ...
He was Of this friend and generous patron of Butler , Mr. Wil . liam Longueville , I
find an account , written by a perfo : who was well acquainted with him , to this
effect , viz . that he was a conveyancing lawyer , and a bencher of the Inner
Temple ...
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But thus it is that characters are written : we know somewhat , and we imagine the
rest . The observation , that his imagination would probably have been more
fruitful and sprightly , if his judgement had been less severe , may be answered ,
by ...
But thus it is that characters are written : we know somewhat , and we imagine the
rest . The observation , that his imagination would probably have been more
fruitful and sprightly , if his judgement had been less severe , may be answered ,
by ...
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Mil : ton's verse was harmonious , in proportion to the general state of our metre
in Milton's age ; and , if he had written after the im . provements made by Dryden ,
it is reasonable to believe that he would have admitted a more pleasing ...
Mil : ton's verse was harmonious , in proportion to the general state of our metre
in Milton's age ; and , if he had written after the im . provements made by Dryden ,
it is reasonable to believe that he would have admitted a more pleasing ...
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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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