The Lives of the English Poets: And a Criticism of Their Works, Volume 2Wilson, 1781 |
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... verses ; as is fhewn by his verfion of a small part of Virgil's Georgicks , publish- ed in the Mifcellanies , and a Latin encomium on queen Mary , in the Mufæ Anglicanæ . Thefe verfes exhibit all the fondness of friend- ship ; but , on ...
... verses ; as is fhewn by his verfion of a small part of Virgil's Georgicks , publish- ed in the Mifcellanies , and a Latin encomium on queen Mary , in the Mufæ Anglicanæ . Thefe verfes exhibit all the fondness of friend- ship ; but , on ...
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... 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 . When he returned to England ( in 1702 ) ...
... 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 . When he returned to England ( in 1702 ) ...
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... verses , till he pub- lished ( in 1699 ) Prince Arthur , in ten books , written , as he relates , by fuch catches and starts , and in fuch occafional uncertain hours as his pro- feffion afforded , and for the greatest part in coffee ...
... verses , till he pub- lished ( in 1699 ) Prince Arthur , in ten books , written , as he relates , by fuch catches and starts , and in fuch occafional uncertain hours as his pro- feffion afforded , and for the greatest part in coffee ...
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... verses was his tranfcendent plea- fure , and as he was not deterred by cenfure , he was not fatiated with praise . He deviated , however , fometimes into other tracks of literature , and condescended to en- tertain his readers with ...
... verses was his tranfcendent plea- fure , and as he was not deterred by cenfure , he was not fatiated with praise . He deviated , however , fometimes into other tracks of literature , and condescended to en- tertain his readers with ...
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... verse is allowed to be difficult ; but Blackmore not only reasons in verfe , but very often reafons poetically ; and finds the art of uniting ornament with strength , and ease with closeness . This is a fkill which Pope might have ...
... verse is allowed to be difficult ; but Blackmore not only reasons in verfe , but very often reafons poetically ; and finds the art of uniting ornament with strength , and ease with closeness . This is a fkill which Pope might have ...
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