The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Samuel Johnson. are commonly fictitious and artificial , with very little of nature and not much of life . He formed a peculiar idea of comic excellence , which he sup- posed to consist in gay remarks and unexpected an- swers ; but that ...
Samuel Johnson. are commonly fictitious and artificial , with very little of nature and not much of life . He formed a peculiar idea of comic excellence , which he sup- posed to consist in gay remarks and unexpected an- swers ; but that ...
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... Nature , lament the death of Queen Mary in lines like these : The rocks are cleft , and new - descending rills Furrow the brows of all th ' impending hills . The water - gods to floods their rivulets turn , And each , with streaming ...
... Nature , lament the death of Queen Mary in lines like these : The rocks are cleft , and new - descending rills Furrow the brows of all th ' impending hills . The water - gods to floods their rivulets turn , And each , with streaming ...
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... surpassed it in the solidity and strength of its reasoning . " Why an author surpasses himself , it is natural to inquire . I have heard from Mr. Draper , an eminent bookseller , an account received by him from Ambrose 44 BLACKMORE .
... surpassed it in the solidity and strength of its reasoning . " Why an author surpasses himself , it is natural to inquire . I have heard from Mr. Draper , an eminent bookseller , an account received by him from Ambrose 44 BLACKMORE .
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... nature excellent faculties and an elevated genius , and to industry and application many acquired accomplishments . His taste is dis tinguishing , just , and delicate : his judgment clear , and his reason strong , accompanied with an ...
... nature excellent faculties and an elevated genius , and to industry and application many acquired accomplishments . His taste is dis tinguishing , just , and delicate : his judgment clear , and his reason strong , accompanied with an ...
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... nature , which is incapable of faultless productions . When an excellent drama appears in public , and by its intrinsic worth attracts a general applause , he is not stung with envy and spleen ; nor does he ex press a savage nature , in ...
... nature , which is incapable of faultless productions . When an excellent drama appears in public , and by its intrinsic worth attracts a general applause , he is not stung with envy and spleen ; nor does he ex press a savage nature , in ...
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