Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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Page 48
Samuel Johnson. to be nothing in a tragical action but what is necessary or probable . " But treason is not the only thing that is carried on in this hall ; that , and love and philosophy take their turns in it , without any manner of ...
Samuel Johnson. to be nothing in a tragical action but what is necessary or probable . " But treason is not the only thing that is carried on in this hall ; that , and love and philosophy take their turns in it , without any manner of ...
Page 55
... necessary ; they have little that can employ or require a critic . The parallel of the princes and gods in his verses to Kneller is often happy , but is too well known to be quoted . His translations , so far as I compared them , want ...
... necessary ; they have little that can employ or require a critic . The parallel of the princes and gods in his verses to Kneller is often happy , but is too well known to be quoted . His translations , so far as I compared them , want ...
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... necessary to write now , cannot be affirmed ; his instructions were such as the . characters of his readers made proper . That general know- ledge which now circulates in common talk was in his time rarely to be found . Men not ...
... necessary to write now , cannot be affirmed ; his instructions were such as the . characters of his readers made proper . That general know- ledge which now circulates in common talk was in his time rarely to be found . Men not ...
Page 57
... necessary to be pleased . He descended now and then to lower disquisitions : and by a serious display of the beauties of " Chevy Chase " exposed himself to the ridicule of Wagstaff , who bestowed a like pompous char- acter on Tom Thumb ...
... necessary to be pleased . He descended now and then to lower disquisitions : and by a serious display of the beauties of " Chevy Chase " exposed himself to the ridicule of Wagstaff , who bestowed a like pompous char- acter on Tom Thumb ...
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... necessary ; but her death , which happened in his tenth year , was another of the misfortunes of his childhood , for though she kindly endeavoured to alleviate his loss by a legacy of three hundred pounds , yet as he had none to ...
... necessary ; but her death , which happened in his tenth year , was another of the misfortunes of his childhood , for though she kindly endeavoured to alleviate his loss by a legacy of three hundred pounds , yet as he had none to ...
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