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Page 368
... never pass upon the best judges and most equitable observers of mankind ; and when the time comes for the world to spare their pity , we may justly enlarge our demands upon them for their admiration . 368 LIVES OF THE POETS.
... never pass upon the best judges and most equitable observers of mankind ; and when the time comes for the world to spare their pity , we may justly enlarge our demands upon them for their admiration . 368 LIVES OF THE POETS.
Page 370
... admiration was yet fresh , and his kindness warm ; and therefore such as , without any criminal purpose of deceiving , shews a strong desire to make the most of all favourable truth . I cannot much commend the performance . The praise ...
... admiration was yet fresh , and his kindness warm ; and therefore such as , without any criminal purpose of deceiving , shews a strong desire to make the most of all favourable truth . I cannot much commend the performance . The praise ...
Page 394
... admiration is the wish to admire . Every man willingly gives value to the praise which he receives , and considers the sentence passed in his favour as the sentence of discernment . We admire in a friend that understanding that selected ...
... admiration is the wish to admire . Every man willingly gives value to the praise which he receives , and considers the sentence passed in his favour as the sentence of discernment . We admire in a friend that understanding that selected ...
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Lives of the English Poets: The Prior Congreve, Blackmore and Pope Samuel Johnson No preview available - 2003 |
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