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Samuel Johnson. Prior's mind what he represents him in his verses ; he con- sidered him as a hero , and was accustomed to say that he praised others in compliance with the fashion , but that in celebrating King William he followed his ...
Samuel Johnson. Prior's mind what he represents him in his verses ; he con- sidered him as a hero , and was accustomed to say that he praised others in compliance with the fashion , but that in celebrating King William he followed his ...
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... mind with change of language and succession of images ; every couplet when produced is new , and novelty is the great source of pleasure . Perhaps no man ever thought a line superfluous when he first wrote it , or contracted his work ...
... mind with change of language and succession of images ; every couplet when produced is new , and novelty is the great source of pleasure . Perhaps no man ever thought a line superfluous when he first wrote it , or contracted his work ...
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... mind replete with images and quick in combination . Of his miscellaneous poetry I cannot say any thing very favourable . The powers of Congreve seem to desert him when he leaves the stage , as Antæus was no longer strong than when he ...
... mind replete with images and quick in combination . Of his miscellaneous poetry I cannot say any thing very favourable . The powers of Congreve seem to desert him when he leaves the stage , as Antæus was no longer strong than when he ...
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... mind ; by which means the imagination can with great facility range the wide field of nature , contemplate an infinite variety of objects , and , by observing the similitude and disagreement of their several qualities , single out and ...
... mind ; by which means the imagination can with great facility range the wide field of nature , contemplate an infinite variety of objects , and , by observing the similitude and disagreement of their several qualities , single out and ...
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... mind was stored with general principles , and he left minute researches to those whom he considered as little minds . With this disposition he wrote most of his poems . Having formed a magnificent design , he was careless of particular ...
... mind was stored with general principles , and he left minute researches to those whom he considered as little minds . With this disposition he wrote most of his poems . Having formed a magnificent design , he was careless of particular ...
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