The Lives of the English Poets: And a Criticism of Their Works, Volume 2Wilson, 1781 |
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Page 14
... less levity , upon a more regular plan , and published daily . Such an undertaking fhewed the writers not to distrust their own copiousness of materials or facility of compofition , and their performance juftified their confidence ...
... less levity , upon a more regular plan , and published daily . Such an undertaking fhewed the writers not to distrust their own copiousness of materials or facility of compofition , and their performance juftified their confidence ...
Page 29
... less willing to claim it . Tickell omitted it in his collection ; but the teftimony of Steele , and the total filence of any other claimant , has determined the publick to affign it to Addison , and it is now printed with his other ...
... less willing to claim it . Tickell omitted it in his collection ; but the teftimony of Steele , and the total filence of any other claimant , has determined the publick to affign it to Addison , and it is now printed with his other ...
Page 32
... less elegant , and lefs decent ; fuch as the Pretender's Jour- nal , in which one topick of ridicule is his po- verty . This mode of abuse had been employ- ed by Milton against king Charles II . Jacobæi Centum exulantis vifcera Marsupii ...
... less elegant , and lefs decent ; fuch as the Pretender's Jour- nal , in which one topick of ridicule is his po- verty . This mode of abuse had been employ- ed by Milton against king Charles II . Jacobæi Centum exulantis vifcera Marsupii ...
Page 45
... less suspected of favour- ing his memory , declares that he wrote very fluently , but was flow and fcrupulous in cor- recting ; that many of his Spectators were • Spence . written 46 A D D IS ON . ADDISON . written ADDISON . 45.
... less suspected of favour- ing his memory , declares that he wrote very fluently , but was flow and fcrupulous in cor- recting ; that many of his Spectators were • Spence . written 46 A D D IS ON . ADDISON . written ADDISON . 45.
Page 84
... less impression on the mind . Before the profound obfervers of the present race repose too fecurely on the consciousness of their fuperiority to Addifon , let them con- fider his Remarks on Ovid , in which may be found specimens of ...
... less impression on the mind . Before the profound obfervers of the present race repose too fecurely on the consciousness of their fuperiority to Addifon , let them con- fider his Remarks on Ovid , in which may be found specimens of ...
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Addiſon afterwards againſt almoſt anſwer appear aſked becauſe beſt Cato cenfure character compofitions confidered converfation criticiſm critick defign defire diſcovered Dryden Dunciad eaſily eaſy Effay elegance Engliſh epitaph faid fame fatire fays feems fent fentiments fhall fhew fince firft firſt folicited fome fomething fometimes foon friends friendſhip ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fuffered fufficiently fupply fuppofed furely himſelf honour houſe Iliad intereft kindneſs king laft laſt leaſt lefs likewife Lord maſter ment mind moſt Mufe muſt nature neceffary never numbers obferved occafion paffages paffed paffion perfonal perhaps pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's praiſe prefent profe publick publiſhed purpoſe racter raiſe reader reaſon ſay ſcene ſeems ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſtage ſtate Steele ſtudy ſuch ſuppoſed Swift Syphax Tatler themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thought thouſand Tickell tion tranflation uſed verfe verfion verſes Whigs whofe whoſe write written wrote