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He was therefore less known , and consequently his character became more liable to misapprehensions and misrepresentations : he was very modest , and very easily to be discountenanced in his approaches to his equals or superiors .
He was therefore less known , and consequently his character became more liable to misapprehensions and misrepresentations : he was very modest , and very easily to be discountenanced in his approaches to his equals or superiors .
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Who does not wish that Dryden could have known the value of the homage that was paid him , and foreseen the greatness of his young admirer ? The earliest of Pope's productions is his Ode on Solitude , written before he was twelve ...
Who does not wish that Dryden could have known the value of the homage that was paid him , and foreseen the greatness of his young admirer ? The earliest of Pope's productions is his Ode on Solitude , written before he was twelve ...
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His ungrateful mention of Allen in his will was the effect of his adherence to one whom he had known much longer , and whom he naturally loved with greater fondness . His violation of the trust reposed in him by Bolingbroke could have ...
His ungrateful mention of Allen in his will was the effect of his adherence to one whom he had known much longer , and whom he naturally loved with greater fondness . His violation of the trust reposed in him by Bolingbroke could have ...
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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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