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... to dismiss them with unabated censure ; and surely though the mode of their composition be erroneous , yet many parts deserve at least that admiration which is due to great comprehension of knowledge , and great fertility of fancy .
... to dismiss them with unabated censure ; and surely though the mode of their composition be erroneous , yet many parts deserve at least that admiration which is due to great comprehension of knowledge , and great fertility of fancy .
Page 132
... nor awed by the dignity of his thoughts ; but such is the power of his poetry , that his call is obeyed without resistance , the reader feels himself in captivity to a higher and a nobler mind , and criticism sinks in admiration .
... nor awed by the dignity of his thoughts ; but such is the power of his poetry , that his call is obeyed without resistance , the reader feels himself in captivity to a higher and a nobler mind , and criticism sinks in admiration .
Page 427
This artifice of mischief was admired by Stella ; and Swift seems to approve her admiration . His works will supply some information . It appears from his various pictures of the world , that , with all his bashfulness , he had ...
This artifice of mischief was admired by Stella ; and Swift seems to approve her admiration . His works will supply some information . It appears from his various pictures of the world , that , with all his bashfulness , he had ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volume 83 of Oxford world's classics Volumes 83-84 of World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Contributor | Arthur Waugh |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1906 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 493 pages |
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