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... censure , by inserting a prayer taken from Sidney's Arcadia , and imputing it to the King ; whom he charges , in his Iconoclastes , with the use of this prayer as with a heavy crime , in the indecent language with which prosperity had ...
... censure , by inserting a prayer taken from Sidney's Arcadia , and imputing it to the King ; whom he charges , in his Iconoclastes , with the use of this prayer as with a heavy crime , in the indecent language with which prosperity had ...
Page 293
... censure , beginning thus : But what remains will be so pure , ' twill bear Th ' examination of the most severe . Blackmore , finding the censure resented , and the civility disregarded , ungenerously omitted the softer part . Such ...
... censure , beginning thus : But what remains will be so pure , ' twill bear Th ' examination of the most severe . Blackmore , finding the censure resented , and the civility disregarded , ungenerously omitted the softer part . Such ...
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... censure time has not left us the power of confirming or refuting ; but observation daily shews , that much stress is not to be laid on hyperbolical accusations , and pointed sentences , which even he that utters them desires to be ...
... censure time has not left us the power of confirming or refuting ; but observation daily shews , that much stress is not to be laid on hyperbolical accusations , and pointed sentences , which even he that utters them desires to be ...
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Absalom and Achitophel Addison admiration afterwards ancient appears beauties better blank verse Cato censure character Charles Dryden compositions considered Cowley criticism death delight diction diligence dramatick Dryden duke Earl elegance English excellence fancy favour friends genius heroick honour Hudibras images imagination imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden judgement Juvenal kind King known labour Lady language Latin learning lines lived lord Lord Conway Lord Roscommon Milton mind nature never NIHIL numbers observed opinion Paradise Lost passions perhaps Philips Pindar play pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope pounds praise preface produced publick published reader reason relates remarks reputation rhyme satire says seems Sempronius sentiments shew shewn sometimes Sprat style supposed Syphax Tatler thing thou thought tion told tragedy translation truth Tyrannick Love verses versification Virgil virtue Waller Whig words write written wrote