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... character shall not be suppressed , though there is no great genius in the design , nor skill in the delineation . " The first I shall name is Mr. Johnson , a gentleman that owes to nature his excellent faculties and an elevated genius ...
... character shall not be suppressed , though there is no great genius in the design , nor skill in the delineation . " The first I shall name is Mr. Johnson , a gentleman that owes to nature his excellent faculties and an elevated genius ...
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... character drawn from the life : an assertion which Pope prob- ably did not expect or wish to have been believed , and which he soon gave his readers sufficient reason to distrust by telling them in a note that the work was imperfect ...
... character drawn from the life : an assertion which Pope prob- ably did not expect or wish to have been believed , and which he soon gave his readers sufficient reason to distrust by telling them in a note that the work was imperfect ...
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... character , that he talked of writing an Eastern Tale " of the Man who Loved to be in Distress . " Among his peculiarities was a very unskilful and inarticulate manner of pronouncing any lofty or solemn composition . He was once reading ...
... character , that he talked of writing an Eastern Tale " of the Man who Loved to be in Distress . " Among his peculiarities was a very unskilful and inarticulate manner of pronouncing any lofty or solemn composition . He was once reading ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
WILLIAM SOMERVILE 16921742 | 65 |
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