Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1938 - English poetry |
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Page 108
... praise would only have revived those faults which his natural equity did not allow him to think less , because they were committed by one who favoured him ; but of which , though his virtue would not endeavour to palliate them , his ...
... praise would only have revived those faults which his natural equity did not allow him to think less , because they were committed by one who favoured him ; but of which , though his virtue would not endeavour to palliate them , his ...
Page 326
... praise or blame . That the Messiah excels the Pollio is no great praise , if it be considered from what original the improve- ments are derived . The Verses on the unfortunate Lady have drawn much attention by the illaudable singularity ...
... praise or blame . That the Messiah excels the Pollio is no great praise , if it be considered from what original the improve- ments are derived . The Verses on the unfortunate Lady have drawn much attention by the illaudable singularity ...
Page 420
... praise indeed for her victories , but says that the author is more pleased to see her rise from this lower world ... praise or human flattery even less general than this are of little conse- quence . If Young thought the dedication ...
... praise indeed for her victories , but says that the author is more pleased to see her rise from this lower world ... praise or human flattery even less general than this are of little conse- quence . If Young thought the dedication ...
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Aaron Hill acquaintance Addison afterwards appeared Atrides blank verse Bolingbroke censure character Cibber considered contempt conversation criticism death declared delight diction diligence discovered Dryden Dunciad edition elegance endeavoured English epitaph Essay excellence expected expence faults favour Fenton fortune friends friendship genius Homer honour Iliad imagination judgement kind King known labour Lady learning Letters lines lived Lord Bolingbroke Lord Halifax Lord Tyrconnel mankind ment mentioned mind nature neglected ness never Night Thoughts numbers observed occasion once opinion Orrery passion performance perhaps Pindar pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise present printed publick published Queen reader reason received remarked reputation satire Savage says seems shew shewn Sir Robert Walpole solicited sometimes soon sufficient supposed Swift Thomson tion told tragedy translation Tyrconnel unkle verses virtue Whigs write written wrote Young