The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 3: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 - English poetry |
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Page 51
... language , that he thought the relation given in the note " a lie ; " but that he was not able to ascertain the feveral shares . The intelligence which Dr. Warburton could not afford me , I ob- tained from Mr. Langton , to whom Mr ...
... language , that he thought the relation given in the note " a lie ; " but that he was not able to ascertain the feveral shares . The intelligence which Dr. Warburton could not afford me , I ob- tained from Mr. Langton , to whom Mr ...
Page 59
... languages ; and removed for a time to London , that he might ftudy French and Italian , which , as he defired nothing more than to read them , were by diligent application foon dif- patched . Of Italian learning he does not appear to ...
... languages ; and removed for a time to London , that he might ftudy French and Italian , which , as he defired nothing more than to read them , were by diligent application foon dif- patched . Of Italian learning he does not appear to ...
Page 79
... languages . I have read of a man , who being , by his ignorance of Greek , compelled to gratify his curiofity with the Latin printed on the oppofite page , declared that , from the rude fimplicity of the lines literally ren- dered ...
... languages . I have read of a man , who being , by his ignorance of Greek , compelled to gratify his curiofity with the Latin printed on the oppofite page , declared that , from the rude fimplicity of the lines literally ren- dered ...
Page 118
... fome perhaps as a model of epiftolary language ; but those who read it did not talk of it . Not much therefore was added by it to fame or envy ; nor do I remem- ber ber that it produced either publick praise , or pub- 118 POPE .
... fome perhaps as a model of epiftolary language ; but those who read it did not talk of it . Not much therefore was added by it to fame or envy ; nor do I remem- ber ber that it produced either publick praise , or pub- 118 POPE .
Page 119
... language had few Let- ters , except thofe of ftate fmen . Howel , leed , about a century ago , published his Letters , which are commended by Morhoff , and which alone , of his hundred volumes , continue his memory . Loveday's Letters ...
... language had few Let- ters , except thofe of ftate fmen . Howel , leed , about a century ago , published his Letters , which are commended by Morhoff , and which alone , of his hundred volumes , continue his memory . Loveday's Letters ...
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