Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1926 - English poetry |
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... tion that Dr. Johnson should be invited to contribute a series of brief biographical prefaces , telling as much , or as little , as he thought fit , of the life and circum- stances of his author . Johnson accepted the sugges- tion ...
... tion that Dr. Johnson should be invited to contribute a series of brief biographical prefaces , telling as much , or as little , as he thought fit , of the life and circum- stances of his author . Johnson accepted the sugges- tion ...
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... tion and his vigour of sentiment , employed in the praise and defence of virtue . A work more truly poetical is rarely found ; allusions , images , and descriptive epithets , embellish almost every period with lavish decoration . As a ...
... tion and his vigour of sentiment , employed in the praise and defence of virtue . A work more truly poetical is rarely found ; allusions , images , and descriptive epithets , embellish almost every period with lavish decoration . As a ...
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... tion of a certain token which Sir Nicholas imparted . This commission could be only intended to lie ready till the time should require it . To have attempted to raise any forces , would have been certain destruc- tion ; it could be of ...
... tion of a certain token which Sir Nicholas imparted . This commission could be only intended to lie ready till the time should require it . To have attempted to raise any forces , would have been certain destruc- tion ; it could be of ...
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