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... panegyric which he had too hastily bestowed ; and that , as a false satire ought to be recanted for the sake of him whose reputation may be injured , false praise ought likewise to be obviated , lest the distinction between vice and ...
... panegyric which he had too hastily bestowed ; and that , as a false satire ought to be recanted for the sake of him whose reputation may be injured , false praise ought likewise to be obviated , lest the distinction between vice and ...
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Samuel Johnson. satire loses its force , and his panegyric its value , and he is only considered at one time as a flatterer , and as a calumniator at another . To avoid these imputations , it is only necessary to follow the rules of ...
Samuel Johnson. satire loses its force , and his panegyric its value , and he is only considered at one time as a flatterer , and as a calumniator at another . To avoid these imputations , it is only necessary to follow the rules of ...
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... panegyric , showed in the Queen too much desire of hearing her own praises , and a greater regard to herself than to him on whom her bounty was conferred . It was a kind of avaricious generosity , by which flattery was rather purchased ...
... panegyric , showed in the Queen too much desire of hearing her own praises , and a greater regard to herself than to him on whom her bounty was conferred . It was a kind of avaricious generosity , by which flattery was rather purchased ...
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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| 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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