The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volumen2C. Bathurst ... [and 34 others], 1783 Comprises short biographies and critical appraisals of 52 English poets, most of whom lived during the eighteenth century. |
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... adjust the minute events of literary history , is tedious and troublefome ; it re- quires indeed no great force of understand- ing , but often depends upon enquiries which there there is no opportunity of making , or is to 50 DRY DRY DE N.
... adjust the minute events of literary history , is tedious and troublefome ; it re- quires indeed no great force of understand- ing , but often depends upon enquiries which there there is no opportunity of making , or is to 50 DRY DRY DE N.
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... force himself upon me for an adversary ; I contemn him too much to enter into competition with him . As for the rest of those who have written against me , they are fuch fcoundrels that they 3 deferue deferve not the leaft notice to be ...
... force himself upon me for an adversary ; I contemn him too much to enter into competition with him . As for the rest of those who have written against me , they are fuch fcoundrels that they 3 deferue deferve not the leaft notice to be ...
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... frequently ; but while he forces himself upon our esteem , we cannot refufe him to ftand high in his own . Every thing is excufed by the play of images and and the spritelinefs of expreffion . Though all is easy 114 DR Y DE N.
... frequently ; but while he forces himself upon our esteem , we cannot refufe him to ftand high in his own . Every thing is excufed by the play of images and and the spritelinefs of expreffion . Though all is easy 114 DR Y DE N.
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... part of the former . Per- fonal refentment , though no laudable motive to fatire , can add great force to general prin- ciples . Self - love is a bufy prompter . The The Medal , written upon the fame prin- ciples with 144 DRY D E N.
... part of the former . Per- fonal refentment , though no laudable motive to fatire , can add great force to general prin- ciples . Self - love is a bufy prompter . The The Medal , written upon the fame prin- ciples with 144 DRY D E N.
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... force as in the giants war . The prayers , at leaft , for his reprieve were heard ; His death , like Hezekiah's , was deferr'd . There is throughout the compofition a defire of fplendor without wealth . In the conclufion he seems too ...
... force as in the giants war . The prayers , at leaft , for his reprieve were heard ; His death , like Hezekiah's , was deferr'd . There is throughout the compofition a defire of fplendor without wealth . In the conclufion he seems too ...
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