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... that which , though not obvious , is , upon its first production , acknowledged to be just ; if it be that which he that never found it wonders how he missed , to wit of this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen .
... that which , though not obvious , is , upon its first production , acknowledged to be just ; if it be that which he that never found it wonders how he missed , to wit of this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen .
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This , however , is a composition of great excellence in its kind , in which the familiar is very improperly diversified with the solemn , and the grave with the humorous , in which metre has neither weakened the force nor clouded the ...
This , however , is a composition of great excellence in its kind , in which the familiar is very improperly diversified with the solemn , and the grave with the humorous , in which metre has neither weakened the force nor clouded the ...
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It was observed , that he always asked favours of this kind without the least submission or apparent consciousness of dependence , and that he did not seem to look upon a compliance with his request as an obligation that deserved any ...
It was observed , that he always asked favours of this kind without the least submission or apparent consciousness of dependence , and that he did not seem to look upon a compliance with his request as an obligation that deserved any ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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| 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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