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Pagina 9
Denham saw the better way , but has not pursued it with great success . His
versions of Virgil are not pleasing ; but they taught Dryden to please better . His
poetical imitation of Tully on Old Age has neither the clearness of prose , nor the
...
Denham saw the better way , but has not pursued it with great success . His
versions of Virgil are not pleasing ; but they taught Dryden to please better . His
poetical imitation of Tully on Old Age has neither the clearness of prose , nor the
...
Pagina 10
It will afford that pleasure which arises from the observation of a man of judgment
naturally right , forsaking bad copies by degrees , and advancing towards a better
practice , as he gains more confidence in himself . In his translation of Virgil ...
It will afford that pleasure which arises from the observation of a man of judgment
naturally right , forsaking bad copies by degrees , and advancing towards a better
practice , as he gains more confidence in himself . In his translation of Virgil ...
Pagina 18
... that whoever became a clergyman must “ subscribe slave , and take an oath
withal , which , unless he took with a conscience that could retch , he must
straight perjure himself . He thought it better to prefer a blameless silence , before
the ...
... that whoever became a clergyman must “ subscribe slave , and take an oath
withal , which , unless he took with a conscience that could retch , he must
straight perjure himself . He thought it better to prefer a blameless silence , before
the ...
Pagina 30
... he answers , in general terms : “ The fellows of the college , wherein I spent
some years , at my parting , after I had taken two degrees , as the manner is ,
signified , many times , how much better it would content them that I should stay .
... he answers , in general terms : “ The fellows of the college , wherein I spent
some years , at my parting , after I had taken two degrees , as the manner is ,
signified , many times , how much better it would content them that I should stay .
Pagina 40
In the beginning , being probably most in pain for his Latinity , he endeavours to
defend his use of the word persona ; but , if I remember right , he misses a better
authority than any that he has found , that of Juvenal in his fourth satire : Quid ...
In the beginning , being probably most in pain for his Latinity , he endeavours to
defend his use of the word persona ; but , if I remember right , he misses a better
authority than any that he has found , that of Juvenal in his fourth satire : Quid ...
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| Titolo | The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 8 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson |
| Autore | Samuel Johnson |
| Editore | Pafraets Book Company, 1908 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | Indiana University |
| Digitalizzato | 30 gen 2009 |
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