Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1933 - English poetry |
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Page 236
... admired , because , to write it , the author must be master of two of the most different talents in nature . A talent ... Admiration and laughter are of such opposite natures , that they are seldom created by the same person . The man of ...
... admired , because , to write it , the author must be master of two of the most different talents in nature . A talent ... Admiration and laughter are of such opposite natures , that they are seldom created by the same person . The man of ...
Page 374
... admiration , of dignity and softness . There are some passages too ludicrous ; but every human per- formance has its faults . This elegy it was the mode among his friends to purchase for a guinea ; and , as his acquaintance was numerous ...
... admiration , of dignity and softness . There are some passages too ludicrous ; but every human per- formance has its faults . This elegy it was the mode among his friends to purchase for a guinea ; and , as his acquaintance was numerous ...
Page 443
... admired by Stella ; and Swift seems to approve her admiration . His works will supply some information . It appears from his various pictures of the world , that , with all his bashfulness , he had conversed with many distinct classes ...
... admired by Stella ; and Swift seems to approve her admiration . His works will supply some information . It appears from his various pictures of the world , that , with all his bashfulness , he had conversed with many distinct classes ...
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