The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 72
... effect , as was ludi- crously said , of making Gay rich , and Rich gay . Of this lucky piece , as the reader cannot but wish to know the original and progress , I have in- serted the relation which Spence has given in Pope's words . 66 ...
... effect , as was ludi- crously said , of making Gay rich , and Rich gay . Of this lucky piece , as the reader cannot but wish to know the original and progress , I have in- serted the relation which Spence has given in Pope's words . 66 ...
Page 90
... effect of novelty upon ignorance . Of his other poems it is sufficient to say , that they deserve perusal , though they are not always exactly polished , though the rhymes are sometimes L very ill sorted , and though his faults seem 90 ...
... effect of novelty upon ignorance . Of his other poems it is sufficient to say , that they deserve perusal , though they are not always exactly polished , though the rhymes are sometimes L very ill sorted , and though his faults seem 90 ...
Page 97
... effects are here exhibited , of which the Elegies were written very early , and the prologue not long before his death . In 1741 , he was chosen into parliament for Truro , in Cornwall , probably one of those who were elect- ed by the ...
... effects are here exhibited , of which the Elegies were written very early , and the prologue not long before his death . In 1741 , he was chosen into parliament for Truro , in Cornwall , probably one of those who were elect- ed by the ...
Page 101
... effect ; and has with great propriety enlarged his plan by the modes of hunting used in other countries . With still less judgment did he choose blank verse as the vehicle of rural sports . If blank verse be not tumid and gorgeous , it ...
... effect ; and has with great propriety enlarged his plan by the modes of hunting used in other countries . With still less judgment did he choose blank verse as the vehicle of rural sports . If blank verse be not tumid and gorgeous , it ...
Page 102
... effects ; that minds qualified for great attainments should first endeavour their own benefit ; and that they who The first edition of this interesting narrative , according to Mr. Boswell , was published in 1744 , by Roberts . The ...
... effects ; that minds qualified for great attainments should first endeavour their own benefit ; and that they who The first edition of this interesting narrative , according to Mr. Boswell , was published in 1744 , by Roberts . The ...
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