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What he thought sufficient he did not stop to make better ; and allowed himself to leave many parts unfinished , in confidence that the good lines would overbalance the bad . What he had once written , he dismissed from his thoughts ...
What he thought sufficient he did not stop to make better ; and allowed himself to leave many parts unfinished , in confidence that the good lines would overbalance the bad . What he had once written , he dismissed from his thoughts ...
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The two first lines of Phaer's third Æneid will exemplify this measure : When Asia's state was overthrown , and Priam's kingdom stout , All guiltless , by the power of gods above was rooted out . As these lines had their break ...
The two first lines of Phaer's third Æneid will exemplify this measure : When Asia's state was overthrown , and Priam's kingdom stout , All guiltless , by the power of gods above was rooted out . As these lines had their break ...
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... with some affecting lines , which he asserts to have been written by Mr. Savage upon the treatment received by him from his mother , but of which he was himself the author , as Mr. Savage afterwards declared . These lines , and the ...
... with some affecting lines , which he asserts to have been written by Mr. Savage upon the treatment received by him from his mother , but of which he was himself the author , as Mr. Savage afterwards declared . These lines , and the ...
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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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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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