Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1926 - English poetry |
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Page 83
... , he misses a better authority than any that he has found , that of Juvenal in his fourth satire : Quid agis cum dira & foedior omni Crimine Persona est ? As Salmasius reproached Milton with losing his eyes in the MILTON 83.
... , he misses a better authority than any that he has found , that of Juvenal in his fourth satire : Quid agis cum dira & foedior omni Crimine Persona est ? As Salmasius reproached Milton with losing his eyes in the MILTON 83.
Page 287
... Juvenal , they must have been taught some religion before their father's change . 6 Of the person of Dryden I know not any account ; of his mind , the portrait which has been left by Congreve , who knew him with great familiarity , is ...
... Juvenal , they must have been taught some religion before their father's change . 6 Of the person of Dryden I know not any account ; of his mind , the portrait which has been left by Congreve , who knew him with great familiarity , is ...
Page 329
... Juvenal there had been a translation by Stapyl- ton , and another by Holiday ; neither of them is very poetical . Stapylton is more smooth , and Holi- day's is more esteemed for the learning of his notes . A new version was proposed to ...
... Juvenal there had been a translation by Stapyl- ton , and another by Holiday ; neither of them is very poetical . Stapylton is more smooth , and Holi- day's is more esteemed for the learning of his notes . A new version was proposed to ...
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