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In 1631 he was sent to Oxford , where he was considered “ as a dreaming young
man , given more to dice and cards than study : ” and , therefore , gave no
prognosticks of his future eminence ; nor was suspected to conceal , under ...
In 1631 he was sent to Oxford , where he was considered “ as a dreaming young
man , given more to dice and cards than study : ” and , therefore , gave no
prognosticks of his future eminence ; nor was suspected to conceal , under ...
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Denham is deservedly considered as one of the fathers of English poetry . “
Denham and Waller , ” says Prior , “ improved our versification , and Dryden
perfected it . ” He has given specimens of various compositions , descriptive ,
ludicrous ...
Denham is deservedly considered as one of the fathers of English poetry . “
Denham and Waller , ” says Prior , “ improved our versification , and Dryden
perfected it . ” He has given specimens of various compositions , descriptive ,
ludicrous ...
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As one of Denham's principal claims to the regard of posterity arises from his
improvement of our numbers , his versification ought to be considered . It will
afford that pleasure which arises from the observation of a man of judgment
naturally ...
As one of Denham's principal claims to the regard of posterity arises from his
improvement of our numbers , his versification ought to be considered . It will
afford that pleasure which arises from the observation of a man of judgment
naturally ...
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... at first , by private tuition , under the care of Thomas Young , who was
afterwards chaplain to the English merchants at Hamburgh , and of whom we
have reason to think well , since his scholar considered him as worthy of an
epistolary elegy ...
... at first , by private tuition , under the care of Thomas Young , who was
afterwards chaplain to the English merchants at Hamburgh , and of whom we
have reason to think well , since his scholar considered him as worthy of an
epistolary elegy ...
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Of his praise he was very frugal ; as he set its value high , and considered his
mention of a name , as a security against the waste of time , and a certain
preservative from oblivion . At Florence he could not , indeed , complain that his
merit ...
Of his praise he was very frugal ; as he set its value high , and considered his
mention of a name , as a security against the waste of time , and a certain
preservative from oblivion . At Florence he could not , indeed , complain that his
merit ...
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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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