The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 46
... manner the rules of ancient critics to modern writings , and with great labour discovered nothing but their own want of judgment and capa- city . As Mr. Johnson penetrates to the bottom of his subject , by which means his observations ...
... manner the rules of ancient critics to modern writings , and with great labour discovered nothing but their own want of judgment and capa- city . As Mr. Johnson penetrates to the bottom of his subject , by which means his observations ...
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... manners of inankind ; whence it comes to pass , that as many monstrous and absurd productions are found in the moral as in the intellectual world . How surprising is it to observe , among the least culpable men , some whose minds are ...
... manners of inankind ; whence it comes to pass , that as many monstrous and absurd productions are found in the moral as in the intellectual world . How surprising is it to observe , among the least culpable men , some whose minds are ...
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... Duchess desired the praise , or liked the cost of patronage . The elegance of his poetry entitled him to the com- pany of the wits of his time , and the amiableness of his manners made him loved wherever he was known 60 FENTON .
... Duchess desired the praise , or liked the cost of patronage . The elegance of his poetry entitled him to the com- pany of the wits of his time , and the amiableness of his manners made him loved wherever he was known 60 FENTON .
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Samuel Johnson. of his manners made him loved wherever he was known . Of his friendship to Southern and Pope there are lasting monuments . He published in 1707 a collection of poems . By Pope he was once placed in a station that might ...
Samuel Johnson. of his manners made him loved wherever he was known . Of his friendship to Southern and Pope there are lasting monuments . He published in 1707 a collection of poems . By Pope he was once placed in a station that might ...
Page 68
... manners and occupa tions , by those who had no interest in the rivalry of the poets , nor knowledge of the critical dispute . In 1713 he brought a comedy called " The Wife of Bath " upon the stage , but it received 68 GAY .
... manners and occupa tions , by those who had no interest in the rivalry of the poets , nor knowledge of the critical dispute . In 1713 he brought a comedy called " The Wife of Bath " upon the stage , but it received 68 GAY .
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