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Page 362
Thus it was that he had gathered two quires of hints for his new tragedy ; of which
Rowe, when they were put into his hands, could make, as he says, very little use,
but which the collector considered as a valuable stock of materials. When he ...
Thus it was that he had gathered two quires of hints for his new tragedy ; of which
Rowe, when they were put into his hands, could make, as he says, very little use,
but which the collector considered as a valuable stock of materials. When he ...
Page 428
Addison, in his life, and for some time afterwards, was considered by the greater
part of readers as supremely excelling both in poetry and criticism. Part of his
reputation may be probably ascribed to the advancement of his fortune : when, ...
Addison, in his life, and for some time afterwards, was considered by the greater
part of readers as supremely excelling both in poetry and criticism. Part of his
reputation may be probably ascribed to the advancement of his fortune : when, ...
Page 446
Addison is now to be considered as a critick; a name which the present
generation is scarcely willing to allow him. His criticism is condemned as
tentative or experimental, rather than scientifick, and he is considered as
deciding by taste rather ...
Addison is now to be considered as a critick; a name which the present
generation is scarcely willing to allow him. His criticism is condemned as
tentative or experimental, rather than scientifick, and he is considered as
deciding by taste rather ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1961 |
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