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Pagina 152
I think I have generally observed his instructions : I am sure my reason is
sufficiently convinced both of their truth and usefulness ; which , in other words ,
is to confess no less a vanity than to pretend that I have , at least , in some places
, made ...
I think I have generally observed his instructions : I am sure my reason is
sufficiently convinced both of their truth and usefulness ; which , in other words ,
is to confess no less a vanity than to pretend that I have , at least , in some places
, made ...
Pagina 153
The oak , as , I think , Gildon has observed , belonged to the British druids , and
Thor and Woden were Saxon deities . Of the “ double rhymes , ” which he so
liberally supposes , he certainly had no knowledge . His interposition of a long ...
The oak , as , I think , Gildon has observed , belonged to the British druids , and
Thor and Woden were Saxon deities . Of the “ double rhymes , ” which he so
liberally supposes , he certainly had no knowledge . His interposition of a long ...
Pagina 204
Of his nobler and more weighty performances , the greater part is panegyrical :
for of praise he was very lavish , as is observed by his imitator , lord Lansdowne :
No satyr stalks within the hallow'd ground , But queens and heroines , kings and
...
Of his nobler and more weighty performances , the greater part is panegyrical :
for of praise he was very lavish , as is observed by his imitator , lord Lansdowne :
No satyr stalks within the hallow'd ground , But queens and heroines , kings and
...
Pagina 256
He might have observed , that what is good only because it pleases , cannot be
pronounced good till it has been found to please . He did not obtain the laurel till
Aug. 18 , 1670 , but Mr. Malone informs us , the patent had a retrospect , and the
...
He might have observed , that what is good only because it pleases , cannot be
pronounced good till it has been found to please . He did not obtain the laurel till
Aug. 18 , 1670 , but Mr. Malone informs us , the patent had a retrospect , and the
...
Pagina 257
Langbaine charges it , like most of the rest , with plagiarism ; and observes , that
the song is translated from Voiture , allowing , however , that both the sense and
measure are exactly observed . The Tempest , 1670 , is an alteration of ...
Langbaine charges it , like most of the rest , with plagiarism ; and observes , that
the song is translated from Voiture , allowing , however , that both the sense and
measure are exactly observed . The Tempest , 1670 , is an alteration of ...
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| 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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