The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous livesJ. Buckland, 1787 |
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... lines : There are whom heaven has blefs'd with ftore of wit , Yet want as much again to manage it ; For wit and judgement ever are at strife- it is apparent that wit has two meanings , and that what is wanted , though called wit , is ...
... lines : There are whom heaven has blefs'd with ftore of wit , Yet want as much again to manage it ; For wit and judgement ever are at strife- it is apparent that wit has two meanings , and that what is wanted , though called wit , is ...
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... line : What is this wit- Where wanted , fcorn'd ; and envied where acquir'd ? " How , " fays the critick , " can wit be fcorn'd where it is not ? Is not this a figure frequently employed in " Hibernian land ? The perfon that wants this ...
... line : What is this wit- Where wanted , fcorn'd ; and envied where acquir'd ? " How , " fays the critick , " can wit be fcorn'd where it is not ? Is not this a figure frequently employed in " Hibernian land ? The perfon that wants this ...
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... lines represent motion as exhibited by sculpture . Of the Epiftle from Eloifa to Abelard , I do not know the date . His firft inclination to attempt a compofi- tion of that tender kind arose , as Mr. Savage told me , from his perufal of ...
... lines represent motion as exhibited by sculpture . Of the Epiftle from Eloifa to Abelard , I do not know the date . His firft inclination to attempt a compofi- tion of that tender kind arose , as Mr. Savage told me , from his perufal of ...
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... lines relating to the Peace con- fefs their own date . It is dedicated to Lord Landf- downe , who was then high in reputation and influence among the Tories ; and it is faid , that the conclufion of the poem gave great pain to Addifon ...
... lines relating to the Peace con- fefs their own date . It is dedicated to Lord Landf- downe , who was then high in reputation and influence among the Tories ; and it is faid , that the conclufion of the poem gave great pain to Addifon ...
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... lines of Philips fo fkilfully preferred , that Steele , being deceived , was unwilling to print the paper left Pope fhould be offended . Addifon immediately faw the writer's defign ; and , as it feems , had malice enough to conceal his ...
... lines of Philips fo fkilfully preferred , that Steele , being deceived , was unwilling to print the paper left Pope fhould be offended . Addifon immediately faw the writer's defign ; and , as it feems , had malice enough to conceal his ...
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