The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 8Pafraets Book Company, 1908 |
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... wrote and published an Essay upon Gaming . He seems to have divided his studies between law and poetry ; for , in 1636 , he translated the second book of the Æneid . Two years after , his father died ; and then , not- withstanding his ...
... wrote and published an Essay upon Gaming . He seems to have divided his studies between law and poetry ; for , in 1636 , he translated the second book of the Æneid . Two years after , his father died ; and then , not- withstanding his ...
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... wrote the poem on Pru- dence and Justice , and , perhaps , some of his other pieces ; and as he appears , whenever any serious question comes before him , to have been a man of piety , he consecrated his poetical powers to religion ...
... wrote the poem on Pru- dence and Justice , and , perhaps , some of his other pieces ; and as he appears , whenever any serious question comes before him , to have been a man of piety , he consecrated his poetical powers to religion ...
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... wrote afterwards his excellent poem upon the death of Cowley , whom he was not long to survive ; for , on the 19th of March , 1668 , he was buried by his side . Denham is deservedly considered as one of the fathers of English poetry ...
... wrote afterwards his excellent poem upon the death of Cowley , whom he was not long to survive ; for , on the 19th of March , 1668 , he was buried by his side . Denham is deservedly considered as one of the fathers of English poetry ...
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... wrote was all his own ; Horace's wit , and Virgil's state , He did not steal , but emulate ! And , when he would like them appear , Their garb , but not their clothes , did wear . As one of Denham's principal claims to the re- gard of ...
... wrote was all his own ; Horace's wit , and Virgil's state , He did not steal , but emulate ! And , when he would like them appear , Their garb , but not their clothes , did wear . As one of Denham's principal claims to the re- gard of ...
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... wrote Latin verses with classick ele- gance . If any exceptions can be made , they are very few : Haddon and Ascham , the pride of Elizabeth's reign , however they have succeeded in prose , no sooner attempt verse than they provoke ...
... wrote Latin verses with classick ele- gance . If any exceptions can be made , they are very few : Haddon and Ascham , the pride of Elizabeth's reign , however they have succeeded in prose , no sooner attempt verse than they provoke ...
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