Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageOctagon Books, 1967 - English poetry |
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Page 318
... allowed to have set a good example to men of his own class by devoting part of his time to elegant knowledge , and who has shewn , by the subjects which his poetry has adorned , that it is practicable to be at once a skilful sportsman ...
... allowed to have set a good example to men of his own class by devoting part of his time to elegant knowledge , and who has shewn , by the subjects which his poetry has adorned , that it is practicable to be at once a skilful sportsman ...
Page 319
... allowed by sportsmen to write with great intelligence of his sub- ject , which is the first requisite to excellence ; and though it is im- possible to interest the common readers of verse in the dangers or pleasures of the chase , he ...
... allowed by sportsmen to write with great intelligence of his sub- ject , which is the first requisite to excellence ; and though it is im- possible to interest the common readers of verse in the dangers or pleasures of the chase , he ...
Page 355
... allowed to be an instance of uncommon generosity , an act of complicated virtue ; by which he at once relieved the poor , corrected the vicious , and forgave an enemy ; by which he at once remitted the strongest provocations , and ...
... allowed to be an instance of uncommon generosity , an act of complicated virtue ; by which he at once relieved the poor , corrected the vicious , and forgave an enemy ; by which he at once remitted the strongest provocations , and ...
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