Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1964 - Poets, English |
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Page 97
... less could be performed by the writer , less likewise would content the judges of his work . Among this lagging race of frosty grovellers he might still have risen into eminence by producing some- thing which they should not willingly ...
... less could be performed by the writer , less likewise would content the judges of his work . Among this lagging race of frosty grovellers he might still have risen into eminence by producing some- thing which they should not willingly ...
Page 160
... less severe , may be answered , by a remarker somewhat inclined to cavil , by a contrary sup- position , that his judgement would probably have been less severe , if his imagination had been more fruitful . It is ridiculous to oppose ...
... less severe , may be answered , by a remarker somewhat inclined to cavil , by a contrary sup- position , that his judgement would probably have been less severe , if his imagination had been more fruitful . It is ridiculous to oppose ...
Page 270
... less cogent , by men less famed for liberality . Yet Dryden always represented himself as suffering under a public infliction ; and once particularly demands respect for the patience with which he endured the loss of his little fortune ...
... less cogent , by men less famed for liberality . Yet Dryden always represented himself as suffering under a public infliction ; and once particularly demands respect for the patience with which he endured the loss of his little fortune ...
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