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Page 104
... faults of affectation ; his faults of negligence are beyond recital . Such is the uneven- ness of his compositions , that ten lines are seldom found together without something of which the reader is ashamed . Dryden was no rigid judge ...
... faults of affectation ; his faults of negligence are beyond recital . Such is the uneven- ness of his compositions , that ten lines are seldom found together without something of which the reader is ashamed . Dryden was no rigid judge ...
Page 155
... faults , he ought not yet to be wholly excluded from compassion , because his faults were very often the effects of his misfortunes . In this gay period ( 1729 ) of his life , while he was surrounded by affluence and pleasure , he ...
... faults , he ought not yet to be wholly excluded from compassion , because his faults were very often the effects of his misfortunes . In this gay period ( 1729 ) of his life , while he was surrounded by affluence and pleasure , he ...
Page 168
... faults must make great numbers less sensible of his distress ; many , who had only an opportunity to hear one part , made no scruple to propagate the account which they received ; many assisted their circulation from malice or revenge ...
... faults must make great numbers less sensible of his distress ; many , who had only an opportunity to hear one part , made no scruple to propagate the account which they received ; many assisted their circulation from malice or revenge ...
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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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