Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1964 - English poetry |
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Page 147
... considered , and therefore naturally raise expecta- tions , he must be allowed amply to compensate his omis- sions , by expatiating , in the conclusion of his work , upon a kind of beneficence not yet celebrated by any eminent poet ...
... considered , and therefore naturally raise expecta- tions , he must be allowed amply to compensate his omis- sions , by expatiating , in the conclusion of his work , upon a kind of beneficence not yet celebrated by any eminent poet ...
Page 217
... considered , the character of his life will appear like that of his writings ; they will both bear to be re- considered and re - examined with the utmost attention , and always discover new beauties and excellences upon every ...
... considered , the character of his life will appear like that of his writings ; they will both bear to be re- considered and re - examined with the utmost attention , and always discover new beauties and excellences upon every ...
Page 449
... considered as a very conspicuous specimen of Latinity , which entitled him to the same height of place among the scholars as he possessed before among the wits ; and he might perhaps have risen to a greater elevation of character , but ...
... considered as a very conspicuous specimen of Latinity , which entitled him to the same height of place among the scholars as he possessed before among the wits ; and he might perhaps have risen to a greater elevation of character , but ...
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