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... confessed to be written with great smoothness of metre , a wide extent of knowledge , and an abundant multiplicity of images ; the contro- versy is embellished with pointed sentences , diversi- fied by illustrations , and enlivened by ...
... confessed to be written with great smoothness of metre , a wide extent of knowledge , and an abundant multiplicity of images ; the contro- versy is embellished with pointed sentences , diversi- fied by illustrations , and enlivened by ...
Page 253
... confess their own date . It is dedicated to Lord Lansdown , who was then high in reputation and influence among the Tories ; and it is said that the conclusion of the poem gave great pain to Addison , both as a poet and a politician ...
... confess their own date . It is dedicated to Lord Lansdown , who was then high in reputation and influence among the Tories ; and it is said that the conclusion of the poem gave great pain to Addison , both as a poet and a politician ...
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... confessed to have miscarried , yet he has miscarried only as compared with Dryden ; for he has far out- gone other competitors . Dryden's plan is better chosen ; history will always take stronger hold of the attention than fable : the ...
... confessed to have miscarried , yet he has miscarried only as compared with Dryden ; for he has far out- gone other competitors . Dryden's plan is better chosen ; history will always take stronger hold of the attention than fable : the ...
Contents
From The Life of Abraham Cowley | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 A Gateway Edition Volume 83 of The World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | Gateway Editions, 1955 |
| Length | 400 pages |
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