The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volumen3C. Bathurst, J. Buckland, W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Davies, T. Payne, L. Davis, W. Owen, B. White, S. Crowder, T. Caslon, T. Longman, B. Law, C. Dilly, J. Dodsley, J. Wilkie, J. Robson, J. Johnson, T. Lowndes, G. Robinson, T. Cadell, J. Nichols, E. Newbery, T. Evans, P. Elmsly, R. Baldwin, G. Nicol, Leigh and Sotheby, J. Bew, N. Conant, W. Nicoll, J. Murray, S. Hayes, W. Fox, and J. Bowen., 1783 |
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... as an author but a gentle- man ; to which the Frenchman replied , " that " if he had been only a gentleman , he should " not have come to vifit him . " In his retirement he may be fuppofed to have applied E 4 In CONGRE V E. 55.
... as an author but a gentle- man ; to which the Frenchman replied , " that " if he had been only a gentleman , he should " not have come to vifit him . " In his retirement he may be fuppofed to have applied E 4 In CONGRE V E. 55.
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With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. In his retirement he may be fuppofed to have applied himfelf to books ; for he dif- covers more literature than the poets have commonly attained . But his ftudies were in his ...
With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. In his retirement he may be fuppofed to have applied himfelf to books ; for he dif- covers more literature than the poets have commonly attained . But his ftudies were in his ...
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... fome literary men , whofe characters are described , had retired to a house in the coun- try to enjoy philofophical leifure , and refolved J to to inftruct the public , by communicating their difquifitions and 78 BLACK MORE .
... fome literary men , whofe characters are described , had retired to a house in the coun- try to enjoy philofophical leifure , and refolved J to to inftruct the public , by communicating their difquifitions and 78 BLACK MORE .
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... retired from it , published a volume of Latin and English verses . Under such a master he was likely to form a taste for poetry . Being born without profpect of hereditary riches , he was sent to London in his youth , and placed ...
... retired from it , published a volume of Latin and English verses . Under such a master he was likely to form a taste for poetry . Being born without profpect of hereditary riches , he was sent to London in his youth , and placed ...
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... retire- ment , and indeed had for fome time few other pleasures but thofe of ftudy in his power . He was , as the biographers obferve , the younger fon of a younger brother ; a denomination by which our ancestors proverbially expreffed ...
... retire- ment , and indeed had for fome time few other pleasures but thofe of ftudy in his power . He was , as the biographers obferve , the younger fon of a younger brother ; a denomination by which our ancestors proverbially expreffed ...
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Página 386 - Tale of a Tub has little resemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterwards never possessed or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar that it must be considered by itself; what is true of that, is not true of any thing else which he has written.
Página 119 - He began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift, the doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. — When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, said, it would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly.
Página 186 - Richard, with an air of the utmost importance, to come very early to his house the next morning. Mr. Savage came as he had promised, found the chariot at the door, and Sir Richard waiting for him, and ready to go out. What was intended, and whither they were to go, Savage could not conjecture, and was not willing to...
Página 121 - The play, like many others, was plainly written only to divert, without any moral purpose, and is therefore not likely to do good; nor can it be conceived, without more speculation than life requires or admits, to be productive of much evil. Highwaymen and housebreakers seldom frequent the playhouse, or mingle in any elegant diversion; nor is it possible for any one to imagine that he may rob with safety, because he sees Macheath reprieved upon the stage.
Página 408 - Warburton, who told me, in his warm language, that he thought the relation given in the note a lie; but that he was not able to ascertain the several shares.
Página 171 - IT has been observed in all ages, that the advantages of nature or of fortune have contributed very little to the promotion of happiness ; and that those whom the splendour of their rank, or the extent of their capacity, have placed upon the summits of human life, have not often given any just occasion to envy in those who look up to them from a lower station...
Página 57 - His scenes exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion : his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest of smartness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations.
Página 59 - And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chilness to my trembling heart. Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice ; Nay, quickly speak to me, and let me hear Thy voice — my own affrights me with its echoes.
Página 231 - Should Dennis publish, you had stabb'd your Brother, Lampoon'd your Monarch, or debauch'd your Mother ; Say, what revenge on Dennis can be had ? Too dull for laughter, for reply too mad : On one so poor you cannot take the law; On one so old your sword you scorn to draw : Uncag'd then let the harmless monster rage, Secure in dulness, madness, want, and age.
Página 187 - Savage then imagined his task over, and expected that Sir Richard would call for the reckoning, and return home; but his expectations deceived him, for Sir Richard told him that he was without money, and that the pamphlet must be sold before the dinner could be paid for...