The lives of the English poetsRivington, 1858 - 414 pages |
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Page 39
... supply . The plan of the whole work is very imperfectly shewn by the third part . The duration of an unfinished action cannot be known . Of characters either not yet introduced , or shewn but upon few occasions , the full extent and the ...
... supply . The plan of the whole work is very imperfectly shewn by the third part . The duration of an unfinished action cannot be known . Of characters either not yet introduced , or shewn but upon few occasions , the full extent and the ...
Page 47
... supply ; that he was the first who imparted to English numbers the enthusiasm of the greater ode , and the gaiety of the less ; that he was equally qualified for sprightly sallies , and for lofty flights ; that he was among those who ...
... supply ; that he was the first who imparted to English numbers the enthusiasm of the greater ode , and the gaiety of the less ; that he was equally qualified for sprightly sallies , and for lofty flights ; that he was among those who ...
Page 64
... supply most axioms of prudence , most principles of moral truth , and most materials for conversation ; and those purposes are best served by poets , orators , and historians . Let me not be censured for this digression as pedantic or ...
... supply most axioms of prudence , most principles of moral truth , and most materials for conversation ; and those purposes are best served by poets , orators , and historians . Let me not be censured for this digression as pedantic or ...
Page 83
... his memory , or preserve in writing , such hints as books or meditation would supply . Nothing particular is known of his intellectual operations while he was a statesman ; for , having every help and accommodation at hand , 6 * MILTON .
... his memory , or preserve in writing , such hints as books or meditation would supply . Nothing particular is known of his intellectual operations while he was a statesman ; for , having every help and accommodation at hand , 6 * MILTON .
Page 100
... supply are long ago exhausted ; and its inherent improbability always forces dissatisfaction on the mind . When ... supplies . Nothing can less display knowledge , or less exercise invention , than to tell how a shepherd has lost his ...
... supply are long ago exhausted ; and its inherent improbability always forces dissatisfaction on the mind . When ... supplies . Nothing can less display knowledge , or less exercise invention , than to tell how a shepherd has lost his ...
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