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This seems to have given him his first hold of the publick attention ; for Waller
remarked , “ that he broke out like the Irish rebellion , three score thousand strong
, when nobody was aware , or in the least suspected it : " an observation which ...
This seems to have given him his first hold of the publick attention ; for Waller
remarked , “ that he broke out like the Irish rebellion , three score thousand strong
, when nobody was aware , or in the least suspected it : " an observation which ...
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He seems to have been , at least among us , the author of a species of
composition that may be denominated local poetry , of which the fundamental
subject is some particular landscape , to be poetically described with the addition
of such ...
He seems to have been , at least among us , the author of a species of
composition that may be denominated local poetry , of which the fundamental
subject is some particular landscape , to be poetically described with the addition
of such ...
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His rhymes are such as seem found without difficulty , by following the sense ;
and are , for the most part , as exact , at least , as those of other poets , though
now and then the reader is shifted off with what he can get : O how transform'd !
His rhymes are such as seem found without difficulty , by following the sense ;
and are , for the most part , as exact , at least , as those of other poets , though
now and then the reader is shifted off with what he can get : O how transform'd !
Pagina 12
Most of these petty faults are in his first productions , when he was less skilful , or
, at least , less dexterous in the use of words ; and though they had been more
frequent , they could only have lessened the grace , not the strength of his ...
Most of these petty faults are in his first productions , when he was less skilful , or
, at least , less dexterous in the use of words ; and though they had been more
frequent , they could only have lessened the grace , not the strength of his ...
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... least of pedantry . ” Thus laboriously does his nephew extenuate what cannot
be denied , and what might be confessed without disgrace . Milton was not a man
who could become mean by a mean employment . This , however , his warmest ...
... least of pedantry . ” Thus laboriously does his nephew extenuate what cannot
be denied , and what might be confessed without disgrace . Milton was not a man
who could become mean by a mean employment . This , however , his warmest ...
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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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