The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volumen1W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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... tion , the marvel vanishes : he was , he says , such " an enemy to all constraint , that his master never could pre- vail on him to learn the rules without book . " He does not tell that he could not learn the rules ; but that , being ...
... tion , the marvel vanishes : he was , he says , such " an enemy to all constraint , that his master never could pre- vail on him to learn the rules without book . " He does not tell that he could not learn the rules ; but that , being ...
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... tion ; though , during the suppression of the theatres , it was sometimes privately acted with sufficient approbation . In 1643 , being now master of arts he was , by the preva- lence of the parliament , ejected from Cambridge , and ...
... tion ; though , during the suppression of the theatres , it was sometimes privately acted with sufficient approbation . In 1643 , being now master of arts he was , by the preva- lence of the parliament , ejected from Cambridge , and ...
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... tion . A doctor of physic , however , he was made , at Oxford , in December 1657 ; and , in the commencement of the royal society , of which an account has been given by dr . Birch , he appears busy among the experimental philosophers ...
... tion . A doctor of physic , however , he was made , at Oxford , in December 1657 ; and , in the commencement of the royal society , of which an account has been given by dr . Birch , he appears busy among the experimental philosophers ...
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... tion , related to mr . Dennis , " that when they told Cowley how little favour had been shewn him , he received the news of his ill success not with so much firmness as might have been expected from so great a man . ” What firmness they ...
... tion , related to mr . Dennis , " that when they told Cowley how little favour had been shewn him , he received the news of his ill success not with so much firmness as might have been expected from so great a man . ” What firmness they ...
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... tion , acknowledged to be just ; if it be that which he that never found it wonders how he missed ; to wit of this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen . Their thoughts are often new , but seldom natural ; they are not obvious ...
... tion , acknowledged to be just ; if it be that which he that never found it wonders how he missed ; to wit of this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen . Their thoughts are often new , but seldom natural ; they are not obvious ...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volumen1 Samuel Johnson,John Hepburn Millar Vista completa - 1896 |
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