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Page 352
Yet this gay comedy , ' when all these deductions are made , will still re· main the
work of very powerful and fertile faculties : the dialogue is quick and sparkling ,
the incidents such , às seize the attention , and the wit so exuberant that it " o ' er
...
Yet this gay comedy , ' when all these deductions are made , will still re· main the
work of very powerful and fertile faculties : the dialogue is quick and sparkling ,
the incidents such , às seize the attention , and the wit so exuberant that it " o ' er
...
Page 372
... the duke of Marlborough , when he was ( 2 . 707 ) at the height of his glory . He
was entered at Jefus Colleges and took a Batcl elor ' s degree in 1904 , H . · Hé
expressed still more attention to Marlborough and his N NUNCIAVO Armstrong,
... the duke of Marlborough , when he was ( 2 . 707 ) at the height of his glory . He
was entered at Jefus Colleges and took a Batcl elor ' s degree in 1904 , H . · Hé
expressed still more attention to Marlborough and his N NUNCIAVO Armstrong,
Page 492
... and its income ; his attention to all those that " preached in his cathedral , in
order to their amendment in pronunciation " and style ; as also his remarkable
attention to the interest of his succes“ sors , preferably to his own present
emoluments ...
... and its income ; his attention to all those that " preached in his cathedral , in
order to their amendment in pronunciation " and style ; as also his remarkable
attention to the interest of his succes“ sors , preferably to his own present
emoluments ...
Page 561
The design of “ Windsor Forest ” is evidently designed from “ Cooper ' s 6 Hill , ”
with some attention to Waller ' s poern on “ The Park ; ” but Pope cannot be
denied to excel his masters in variety and elegance , and the art of interchanging
...
The design of “ Windsor Forest ” is evidently designed from “ Cooper ' s 6 Hill , ”
with some attention to Waller ' s poern on “ The Park ; ” but Pope cannot be
denied to excel his masters in variety and elegance , and the art of interchanging
...
Page 599
This calamitous state made the compassion of his friends necessary , and drew
upon him the attention of Sir Thomas Abney , who received him into his house ;
where , with a constancy of friendship and uniformity of conduct not often to be ...
This calamitous state made the compassion of his friends necessary , and drew
upon him the attention of Sir Thomas Abney , who received him into his house ;
where , with a constancy of friendship and uniformity of conduct not often to be ...
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| Title | Lives Volume 1 of The Works of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | A. Miller, 1800 |
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