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... wrote with abundant fertility , but negligent or unskil- ful selection ; with much thought , but with little imagery ; that he is never pathetic , and rarely sublime ; but always either ingenious or learned , either acute or profound ...
... wrote with abundant fertility , but negligent or unskil- ful selection ; with much thought , but with little imagery ; that he is never pathetic , and rarely sublime ; but always either ingenious or learned , either acute or profound ...
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... wrote the poem that appears in his works , on The Prince's Escape at St. Andero - a piece which justifies the observation made by one of his editors , that he attained , by a felicity like instinct , a style which perhaps will never be ...
... wrote the poem that appears in his works , on The Prince's Escape at St. Andero - a piece which justifies the observation made by one of his editors , that he attained , by a felicity like instinct , a style which perhaps will never be ...
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... wrote are not distinguished . The Indian Emperor was published in 1667. It is a tragedy in rhyme , intended for a ... wrote , and made no difficulty of declaring that he wrote only to please , and who perhaps knew that by his dexterity ...
... wrote are not distinguished . The Indian Emperor was published in 1667. It is a tragedy in rhyme , intended for a ... wrote , and made no difficulty of declaring that he wrote only to please , and who perhaps knew that by his dexterity ...
Contents
WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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