Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1938 - English poetry |
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Page 110
... considered , will afford at once an uncommon proof of strength of genius , and evenness of mind , of a serenity not to be ruffled , and an imagination not to be sup- pressed . During a considerable part of the time in which he was ...
... considered , will afford at once an uncommon proof of strength of genius , and evenness of mind , of a serenity not to be ruffled , and an imagination not to be sup- pressed . During a considerable part of the time in which he was ...
Page 138
... considered himself as levelled by any calamities and though it was not without some uneasiness that he saw some , whose friendship he valued , change their behaviour ; he yet observed their coldness without much emotion , considered ...
... considered himself as levelled by any calamities and though it was not without some uneasiness that he saw some , whose friendship he valued , change their behaviour ; he yet observed their coldness without much emotion , considered ...
Page 227
... considered , the character of his life will appear like that of his writings ; they will both bear to be re - considered and re - examined with the utmost attention , and always discover new beauties and excellences upon every ...
... considered , the character of his life will appear like that of his writings ; they will both bear to be re - considered and re - examined with the utmost attention , and always discover new beauties and excellences upon every ...
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