Lives of the English Poets : Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope"Lives of the English Poets : Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope" by Samuel Johnson contains short biographies and critical appraisals of 52 poets, most of whom lived during the eighteenth century. These were arranged, approximately, by the date of death. Abraham Cowley, Sir John Denham, John Milton, Samuel Butler, John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, Thomas Otway, Edmund Waller, and John Pomfret are just some of the honored poets. |
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... says Boswell , " con amore , ' both from the early possession which that writer had taken of his mind , and from the ... say , ' Sir , a thousand years may elapse before there shall appear another man with a power of versification equal ...
... says Boswell , " con amore , ' both from the early possession which that writer had taken of his mind , and from the ... say , ' Sir , a thousand years may elapse before there shall appear another man with a power of versification equal ...
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... say that he was the son of a joiner of London : he was perhaps willing enough to leave his birth unsettled , in hope , like Don Quixote , that the historian of his actions might find him some illustrious alliance . He is supposed to ...
... say that he was the son of a joiner of London : he was perhaps willing enough to leave his birth unsettled , in hope , like Don Quixote , that the historian of his actions might find him some illustrious alliance . He is supposed to ...
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... say that he praised others in compliance with the fashion , but that in celebrating King William he followed his inclination . To Prior , gratitude would dictate praise , which reason would not refuse . Among the advantages to arise ...
... say that he praised others in compliance with the fashion , but that in celebrating King William he followed his inclination . To Prior , gratitude would dictate praise , which reason would not refuse . Among the advantages to arise ...
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... or followed him, and after his departure had the appointments and authority of an ambassador, though no public character. By some mistake of the queen's orders the court of France had been disgusted , and Bolingbroke says in his letter.
... or followed him, and after his departure had the appointments and authority of an ambassador, though no public character. By some mistake of the queen's orders the court of France had been disgusted , and Bolingbroke says in his letter.
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... says he , " with impatience , the return of Mr. Prior , whose conduct is very agreeable to me . " And while the Duke of Shrewsbury was still at Paris , Bolingbroke wrote to Prior thus : - " Monsieur de Torcy has a confidence in you ...
... says he , " with impatience , the return of Mr. Prior , whose conduct is very agreeable to me . " And while the Duke of Shrewsbury was still at Paris , Bolingbroke wrote to Prior thus : - " Monsieur de Torcy has a confidence in you ...
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