Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1964 - English poetry |
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Page 41
... character shall not be suppressed , though there is no great genius in the design , nor skill in the delineation . " The first I shall name is Mr. Johnson , a gentleman that owes to Nature excellent faculties and an elevated genius ...
... character shall not be suppressed , though there is no great genius in the design , nor skill in the delineation . " The first I shall name is Mr. Johnson , a gentleman that owes to Nature excellent faculties and an elevated genius ...
Page 217
... character of Swift as he exhibits himself to my perception ; but now let another be heard , who knew him better ; Dr. Delany , after long acquain- tance , describes him to Lord Orrery in these terms : " My Lord , when you consider ...
... character of Swift as he exhibits himself to my perception ; but now let another be heard , who knew him better ; Dr. Delany , after long acquain- tance , describes him to Lord Orrery in these terms : " My Lord , when you consider ...
Page 342
... character ; for a man so mild and gentle to temper his rage , was not difficult . The next line is unharmonious in its sound , and mean in its conception ; the opposition is obvious , and the word lash used absolutely , and without any ...
... character ; for a man so mild and gentle to temper his rage , was not difficult . The next line is unharmonious in its sound , and mean in its conception ; the opposition is obvious , and the word lash used absolutely , and without any ...
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