The Lives of the English Poets: And a Criticism of Their Works, Volume 2Wilson, 1781 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 29
Page 43
... thousand " pounds , though he had not a guinea in his pocket . " That he wanted current coin for ready pay- ment , and by that want was often obftructed and diftreffed ; that he was oppreffed by an im- proper and ungraceful timidity ...
... thousand " pounds , though he had not a guinea in his pocket . " That he wanted current coin for ready pay- ment , and by that want was often obftructed and diftreffed ; that he was oppreffed by an im- proper and ungraceful timidity ...
Page 85
... fancy , and fometimes steps forth in the confidence of reafon . She wears a thousand dresses , and in all is pleasing . Mille habet ornatus , mille decenter habet . His profe is the model of the middle stile ; His AD DI SO N. 85.
... fancy , and fometimes steps forth in the confidence of reafon . She wears a thousand dresses , and in all is pleasing . Mille habet ornatus , mille decenter habet . His profe is the model of the middle stile ; His AD DI SO N. 85.
Page 118
... thousand men to its re- lief . A strange story is told of danger to which he was intentionally expofed in a leaky ship , to gratify some resentful jealousy of the king , whofe health he therefore would never permit at his table , till ...
... thousand men to its re- lief . A strange story is told of danger to which he was intentionally expofed in a leaky ship , to gratify some resentful jealousy of the king , whofe health he therefore would never permit at his table , till ...
Page 187
... thousand raptures , I behold What lively features grac'd each bard of old ; Such lips , I think , did guide his charming tongue , In fuch an air as this the Poet fung ; Such eyes as thefe glowed with the facred fire , And hands like ...
... thousand raptures , I behold What lively features grac'd each bard of old ; Such lips , I think , did guide his charming tongue , In fuch an air as this the Poet fung ; Such eyes as thefe glowed with the facred fire , And hands like ...
Page 188
... thousand fplendors strike the dazzled eye , And form on earth another galaxy . Here colleges in fweet confufion rife , There temples feem to reach their native skies ; Spires , towers , and groves , compofe the various fhew , And ...
... thousand fplendors strike the dazzled eye , And form on earth another galaxy . Here colleges in fweet confufion rife , There temples feem to reach their native skies ; Spires , towers , and groves , compofe the various fhew , And ...
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