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... diligence which he might allow himself somewhat to remit , when his name gave sanction to his positions , and his awe of the public was abated , partly by custom , and partly by success . It will not be easy to find , in all the ...
... diligence which he might allow himself somewhat to remit , when his name gave sanction to his positions , and his awe of the public was abated , partly by custom , and partly by success . It will not be easy to find , in all the ...
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Samuel Johnson. and diligent , eager to pursue knowledge , and atten- tive to retain it . From this curiosity arose the desire ... diligence ; he had recourse to every source of intelligence , and lost no opportunity of in- formation ; he ...
Samuel Johnson. and diligent , eager to pursue knowledge , and atten- tive to retain it . From this curiosity arose the desire ... diligence ; he had recourse to every source of intelligence , and lost no opportunity of in- formation ; he ...
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... diligence and art that he has left in his Homer a treasure of poetical elegances to posterity . His version may be said to have tuned the English tongue ; for since its appearance no writer , however deficient in other powers , has ...
... diligence and art that he has left in his Homer a treasure of poetical elegances to posterity . His version may be said to have tuned the English tongue ; for since its appearance no writer , however deficient in other powers , has ...
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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