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Page 92
Th novelty has been , by those who can find nothing wrong in Milton the ' t to his
laborious endeavours after words suitable to the grandeur of his lated Our
language , says Addison , sunk under him . But the truth is , that both in ledg and
verse ...
Th novelty has been , by those who can find nothing wrong in Milton the ' t to his
laborious endeavours after words suitable to the grandeur of his lated Our
language , says Addison , sunk under him . But the truth is , that both in ledg and
verse ...
Page 95
A fortune she had , says his biographer , but it was lost hy bad securities . In 1663
was published the first part , containing three cantos , of the poem of Hudibras ,
which , as Prior relates , was made known at Court by the taste and influence of ...
A fortune she had , says his biographer , but it was lost hy bad securities . In 1663
was published the first part , containing three cantos , of the poem of Hudibras ,
which , as Prior relates , was made known at Court by the taste and influence of ...
Page 287
Boileau , who from that time “ conceived , " says Tickell , kan opinion of * the
English genius for poetry . " Nothing is better known of Boileau , than that he had
an injudicious and peevish contempt of Modern Latin , and therefore his
profession ...
Boileau , who from that time “ conceived , " says Tickell , kan opinion of * the
English genius for poetry . " Nothing is better known of Boileau , than that he had
an injudicious and peevish contempt of Modern Latin , and therefore his
profession ...
Page 629
While other bards “ with Britain ' s hero set their souls on fire , ” he draws , he says
, a deeper scene . Marlborough had been considered by Britain as her hero ; but ,
when the “ Last Day " was published , female cabals had blasted for a time ...
While other bards “ with Britain ' s hero set their souls on fire , ” he draws , he says
, a deeper scene . Marlborough had been considered by Britain as her hero ; but ,
when the “ Last Day " was published , female cabals had blasted for a time ...
Page 631
The beginning of 1717 carried him to Ireland ; where , says the Biographia , “ on
the score of o his extraordinary qualities , he had the honour done him of being “
admitted , though under age , to take his seat in the house of Lords . ” With this ...
The beginning of 1717 carried him to Ireland ; where , says the Biographia , “ on
the score of o his extraordinary qualities , he had the honour done him of being “
admitted , though under age , to take his seat in the house of Lords . ” With this ...
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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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