Lives of the English Poets: With an Introduction by Arthur Waugh, Volume 1 |
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... to dismiss them with unabated censure ; and surely though the mode of their composition be erroneous , yet many parts deserve at least that admiration which is due to great comprehension of knowledge , and great fertility of fancy .
... to dismiss them with unabated censure ; and surely though the mode of their composition be erroneous , yet many parts deserve at least that admiration which is due to great comprehension of knowledge , and great fertility of fancy .
Page 63
His rhymes are such as seem found without difficulty , by following the sense ; and are for the most part as exact at least as those of other poets , though now and then the reader is shifted off with what he can get .
His rhymes are such as seem found without difficulty , by following the sense ; and are for the most part as exact at least as those of other poets , though now and then the reader is shifted off with what he can get .
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friends , at least many companions . His convivial power of pleasing is universally acknowledged ; but those who conversed with him intimately , found him not only passionate , especially in his old age , but resentful ; so that the ...
friends , at least many companions . His convivial power of pleasing is universally acknowledged ; but those who conversed with him intimately , found him not only passionate , especially in his old age , but resentful ; so that the ...
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