The Lives of the English Poets: And a Criticism of Their Works, Volume 2Wilson, 1781 |
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... language , fuch as a diligent perufal of the productions of different ages happened to supply . His Latin compofitions feem to have had much of his fondnefs ; for he collected a fe- cond volume of the Mufa Anglicana , perhaps 07 • He ...
... language , fuch as a diligent perufal of the productions of different ages happened to supply . His Latin compofitions feem to have had much of his fondnefs ; for he collected a fe- cond volume of the Mufa Anglicana , perhaps 07 • He ...
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... language . The Battle of the Pigmies and Cranes ; The Barome- ter ; and a Bowling - green . When the matter is low or scanty , a dead language , in which nothing is mean because nothing is familiar , affords great conveniences ; and by ...
... language . The Battle of the Pigmies and Cranes ; The Barome- ter ; and a Bowling - green . When the matter is low or scanty , a dead language , in which nothing is mean because nothing is familiar , affords great conveniences ; and by ...
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... language ; and then proceed- ed in his journey to Italy , which he surveyed with the eyes of a poet . While he was travelling at leifure , he was far from being idle ; for he not only collected his obfervations on the country , but ...
... language ; and then proceed- ed in his journey to Italy , which he surveyed with the eyes of a poet . While he was travelling at leifure , he was far from being idle ; for he not only collected his obfervations on the country , but ...
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... language , and variegation of profe and verse , however gains upon the reader ; and the book , though a while neglected , became in time fo much the favourite of the public , that before it was reprinted it rose to five times its price ...
... language , and variegation of profe and verse , however gains upon the reader ; and the book , though a while neglected , became in time fo much the favourite of the public , that before it was reprinted it rose to five times its price ...
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... great justness of argument and dignity of language , the most important du- ties and fublime truths . All these topicks were happily varied with elegant elegant fictions and refined allegories , and il- luminated with 18 ADDISON .
... great justness of argument and dignity of language , the most important du- ties and fublime truths . All these topicks were happily varied with elegant elegant fictions and refined allegories , and il- luminated with 18 ADDISON .
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