Prefaces,Biographical and Critical to the Works of the English Poets1781 |
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... longer refufe an anfwer , determined at least to give fuch as fhould cut him off for ever from that happinefs which competence affords , and there- fore declared that he was dead ; which is per- b 4 haps haps the first inftance of a lye ...
... longer refufe an anfwer , determined at least to give fuch as fhould cut him off for ever from that happinefs which competence affords , and there- fore declared that he was dead ; which is per- b 4 haps haps the first inftance of a lye ...
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... longer than he was willing : to confefs ; nor was it perhaps any great advan- tage to him , that an unexpected discovery de-- termined him . to quit his occupation . About this time his nurfe , who had always treated him as her own fon ...
... longer than he was willing : to confefs ; nor was it perhaps any great advan- tage to him , that an unexpected discovery de-- termined him . to quit his occupation . About this time his nurfe , who had always treated him as her own fon ...
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... longer fatisfied with the em- ployment which had been allotted him , but thought he had a right to share the affluence of his mother ; and therefore without fcruple ap- plied to her as her fon , and made ufe of every art to awaken her ...
... longer fatisfied with the em- ployment which had been allotted him , but thought he had a right to share the affluence of his mother ; and therefore without fcruple ap- plied to her as her fon , and made ufe of every art to awaken her ...
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... longer cbfervation . But having been unfuccefs- ful in comedy , though rather for want of oppor- tunities than genius , he refolved now to try whe- ther he should not be more fortunate in exhibit ing a tragedy . * In 1724 . C 3 The The ...
... longer cbfervation . But having been unfuccefs- ful in comedy , though rather for want of oppor- tunities than genius , he refolved now to try whe- ther he should not be more fortunate in exhibit ing a tragedy . * In 1724 . C 3 The The ...
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... longer remains a doubt whether your fex have strength of " mind in proportion to their fweetnefs . There is fomething " in your verses as distinguished as your air . They are as . ftrong as truth , as deep as reafon , as clear as ...
... longer remains a doubt whether your fex have strength of " mind in proportion to their fweetnefs . There is fomething " in your verses as distinguished as your air . They are as . ftrong as truth , as deep as reafon , as clear as ...
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8 ページ - ... a passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of inchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Elysian gardens.
37 ページ - The poet leads us through the appearances of things as they are successively varied by the vicissitudes of the year, and imparts to us so much of his own enthusiasm that our thoughts expand with his imagery and kindle with his sentiments.
6 ページ - By degrees I gained his confidence ; and one day was admitted to him when he was immured by a bailiff that was prowling in the street. On this occasion recourse was had to the booksellers, who, on the credit of a translation of Aristotle's Poetics, which he engaged to write with a large commentary, advanced as much money as enabled him to escape into the country. He showed me the guineas safe in his hand.
77 ページ - Bastard, he laments in a very affecting manner : — No Mother's care Shielded my infant innocence with prayer ; No Father's guardian hand my youth maintain'd, Call'd forth my virtues, or from vice restrain'd.
38 ページ - The great defect of the Seasons is want of method; but for this I know not that there was any remedy. Of many appearances subsisting all at once, no rule can be given why one should be mentioned before another ; yet the memory wants the help of order, and the curiosity is not excited by suspense or expectation.
37 ページ - His descriptions of extended scenes and general effects bring before us the whole magnificence of Nature, whether pleasing or dreadful. The gaiety of Spring, the splendour of Summer, the tranquillity of Autumn, and the horror of Winter take in their turns possession of the mind.
34 ページ - ... but, said Savage, he knows not any love but that of the sex; he was perhaps never in cold water in his life; and he indulges himself in all the luxury that comes within his reach.
14 ページ - The approaches of this dreadful malady he began to feel soon after his uncle's death ; and, with the usual weakness of men so diseased, eagerly snatched that temporary relief with which the table and the bottle flatter and seduce.
4 ページ - He now (about 1744) came to London a literary adventurer, with many projects in his head, and very little money in his pocket.