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Page 173
'Religion,' says Waller, 'ought to be the first thing in our purpose and desires ; but
that which is first in dignity is not ... the first impediment which men naturally
endeavour to remove, is the want of those things without which they cannot
subsist.
'Religion,' says Waller, 'ought to be the first thing in our purpose and desires ; but
that which is first in dignity is not ... the first impediment which men naturally
endeavour to remove, is the want of those things without which they cannot
subsist.
Page 196
He has therefore in his whole volume nothing burlesque, and seldom any thing
ludicrous or familiar. He seems always to do his best; though his subjects are
often unworthy of his care. It is not easy to think without some contempt on an
author, ...
He has therefore in his whole volume nothing burlesque, and seldom any thing
ludicrous or familiar. He seems always to do his best; though his subjects are
often unworthy of his care. It is not easy to think without some contempt on an
author, ...
Page 249
He wrote a vindication of his own lines; and, if he is forced to yield any thing,
makes reprisals upon his enemy. To say that his answer is equal to the censure,
is no high commendation. To expose Dryden's method of analysing his
expressions, ...
He wrote a vindication of his own lines; and, if he is forced to yield any thing,
makes reprisals upon his enemy. To say that his answer is equal to the censure,
is no high commendation. To expose Dryden's method of analysing his
expressions, ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1961 |
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