The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... pleasure . Perhaps no man ever thought a line superfluous when he first wrote it , or con- tracted his work till his ebullitions of invention had subsided . And even if he should control his desire of immediate renown , and keep his ...
... pleasure . Perhaps no man ever thought a line superfluous when he first wrote it , or con- tracted his work till his ebullitions of invention had subsided . And even if he should control his desire of immediate renown , and keep his ...
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... pleasure can be given . His first performance was a novel , called " Incog- nita , or Love and Duty reconciled : " it is praised by the biographers , who quote some part of the preface , that is , indeed , for such a time of life , un ...
... pleasure can be given . His first performance was a novel , called " Incog- nita , or Love and Duty reconciled : " it is praised by the biographers , who quote some part of the preface , that is , indeed , for such a time of life , un ...
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... pleasure in writing , as he contributed nothing to the " Specta tor , " and only one paper to the " Tatler , " though published by men with whom he might be supposed willing to associate ; and though he lived many years after the ...
... pleasure in writing , as he contributed nothing to the " Specta tor , " and only one paper to the " Tatler , " though published by men with whom he might be supposed willing to associate ; and though he lived many years after the ...
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... pleasure , and as he was not deterred by censure he was not satiated with praise . He deviated , however , sometimes into other tracks of literature , and condescended to entertain his readers with plain prose . When the " Specta tor ...
... pleasure , and as he was not deterred by censure he was not satiated with praise . He deviated , however , sometimes into other tracks of literature , and condescended to entertain his readers with plain prose . When the " Specta tor ...
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... pleasure in commending the beauties than exposing the ble- mishes of a laudable writing ; like Horace , in a long work , he can bear some deformities , and just . ly lay them on the imperfection of human nature , which is incapable of ...
... pleasure in commending the beauties than exposing the ble- mishes of a laudable writing ; like Horace , in a long work , he can bear some deformities , and just . ly lay them on the imperfection of human nature , which is incapable of ...
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