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... written by Dr. Sprat , an author whose pregnancy of imagination and elegance of language have deservedly fet him high in the ranks of literature ; but his zeal of friend- fhip , or ambition of eloquence , has produced a funeral oration ...
... written by Dr. Sprat , an author whose pregnancy of imagination and elegance of language have deservedly fet him high in the ranks of literature ; but his zeal of friend- fhip , or ambition of eloquence , has produced a funeral oration ...
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... written but printed in his thirteenth year * ; containing , with other poetical com- pofitions , " The tragical Hiftory of Pyramus * This Volume was not published before 1633 , when Cowley was fifteen years old . Dr. Johnfon , as well ...
... written but printed in his thirteenth year * ; containing , with other poetical com- pofitions , " The tragical Hiftory of Pyramus * This Volume was not published before 1633 , when Cowley was fifteen years old . Dr. Johnfon , as well ...
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Samuel Johnson. and Thisbe , " written when he was ten years old ; and " Conftantia and Philetus , " written two years after . While he was yet at fchool he produced a comedy called " Love's Riddle , " though it was not published till he ...
Samuel Johnson. and Thisbe , " written when he was ten years old ; and " Conftantia and Philetus , " written two years after . While he was yet at fchool he produced a comedy called " Love's Riddle , " though it was not published till he ...
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... written in Latin , but without due attention to the ancient mo- dels ; for it is not loose verse , but mere profe . It was printed , with a dedication in verse to Dr. Comber , mafter of the college ; but hav- ing neither the facility of ...
... written in Latin , but without due attention to the ancient mo- dels ; for it is not loose verse , but mere profe . It was printed , with a dedication in verse to Dr. Comber , mafter of the college ; but hav- ing neither the facility of ...
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... written like thofe of other men whofe minds are more on things than words , contribute no otherwife to his reputation than as they fhew him to have been above the affectation of unfeasonable ele- elegance , and to have known that the ...
... written like thofe of other men whofe minds are more on things than words , contribute no otherwife to his reputation than as they fhew him to have been above the affectation of unfeasonable ele- elegance , and to have known that the ...
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