The Lives of the English Poets: And a Criticism of Their Works, Volume 2Wilson, 1781 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 91
Page 9
... mind , and a mind fo cultivated gives reafon to believe that little time was loft . But he remained not long neglected or ufe- lefs . The victory at Blenheim ( 1704 ) spread triumph triumph and confidence over the nation ; and lord ...
... mind , and a mind fo cultivated gives reafon to believe that little time was loft . But he remained not long neglected or ufe- lefs . The victory at Blenheim ( 1704 ) spread triumph triumph and confidence over the nation ; and lord ...
Page 17
... minds heated with political contest , they supplied cooler and more inoffenfive reflecti- ons ; and it is faid by Addison , in a subse quent work , that they had a perceptible in- Auence upon the converfation of that time , and taught ...
... minds heated with political contest , they supplied cooler and more inoffenfive reflecti- ons ; and it is faid by Addison , in a subse quent work , that they had a perceptible in- Auence upon the converfation of that time , and taught ...
Page 19
... having his imagination fome- what warped ; but of this perverfion he has made very little ufe . The irregularities in Sir Roger's conduct , feem not fo much the ef- C 2 fects fects of a mind deviating from the beaten track of ADDIS Ó Ń : ...
... having his imagination fome- what warped ; but of this perverfion he has made very little ufe . The irregularities in Sir Roger's conduct , feem not fo much the ef- C 2 fects fects of a mind deviating from the beaten track of ADDIS Ó Ń : ...
Page 20
... mind , the fly- ing vapours of incipient madnefs , which from time to time cloud reason , without eclipfing it , it requires fo much nicety to exhibit , that Addison feems to have been deterred from pro- fecuting his own defign . To Sir ...
... mind , the fly- ing vapours of incipient madnefs , which from time to time cloud reason , without eclipfing it , it requires fo much nicety to exhibit , that Addison feems to have been deterred from pro- fecuting his own defign . To Sir ...
Page 40
... mind , the nice difcriminations of character , and the minute peculiarities of conduct , are foon obliterated , and it is furely better that caprice , obftinacy , frolick , and folly , how- ever they might delight in the description ...
... mind , the nice difcriminations of character , and the minute peculiarities of conduct , are foon obliterated , and it is furely better that caprice , obftinacy , frolick , and folly , how- ever they might delight in the description ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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