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... praise of Fanshaw's version of Guarini contains a very sprightly and judicious character of a good translator : That ... praise , and its praise is yet more when it is apparently copied by Garth and Pope , after whose names little will ...
... praise of Fanshaw's version of Guarini contains a very sprightly and judicious character of a good translator : That ... praise , and its praise is yet more when it is apparently copied by Garth and Pope , after whose names little will ...
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Samuel Johnson. him may be transferred the praise which he gives his master Charles : His conversation , wit , and parts , His knowledge in the noblest useful arts , Were such , dead authors ... praise ; the veneration 230 1631-1700 DRYDEN.
Samuel Johnson. him may be transferred the praise which he gives his master Charles : His conversation , wit , and parts , His knowledge in the noblest useful arts , Were such , dead authors ... praise ; the veneration 230 1631-1700 DRYDEN.
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... praise of others , or as Steele , with far greater likelihood , insinuates , that he could not without discontent impart to others any of his own . I have heard that his avidity did not satisfy itself with the air of renown , but that ...
... praise of others , or as Steele , with far greater likelihood , insinuates , that he could not without discontent impart to others any of his own . I have heard that his avidity did not satisfy itself with the air of renown , but that ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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