The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 8Pafraets Book Company, 1908 |
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Pagina 136
... Charles , that he was made one of the gentlemen of the bed- chamber , and comptroller of Woodstock park . Having an active and inquisitive mind , he never , except in his paroxysms of intemperance , was wholly negligent of study : he ...
... Charles , that he was made one of the gentlemen of the bed- chamber , and comptroller of Woodstock park . Having an active and inquisitive mind , he never , except in his paroxysms of intemperance , was wholly negligent of study : he ...
Pagina 139
... Charles the second began that adaptation , which has since been very frequent , of ancient poetry to present times ; and , perhaps , few will be found where the parallelism is better preserved than in this . The versification is ...
... Charles the second began that adaptation , which has since been very frequent , of ancient poetry to present times ; and , perhaps , few will be found where the parallelism is better preserved than in this . The versification is ...
Pagina 151
... Charles's reign : Unhappy Dryden ! in all Charles's days , Roscommon only boasts unspotted lays . His great work is his Essay on Translated Verse ; of which Dryden writes thus , in the preface to his Miscellanies : " It was my lord ...
... Charles's reign : Unhappy Dryden ! in all Charles's days , Roscommon only boasts unspotted lays . His great work is his Essay on Translated Verse ; of which Dryden writes thus , in the preface to his Miscellanies : " It was my lord ...
Pagina 154
... Charles Cot- terel , has given the history . " Lord Roscommon , " says she , " is certainly one of the most promising young noblemen in Ireland . He has paraphrased a psalm admirably ; and a scene of Pastor Fido , very finely , in some ...
... Charles Cot- terel , has given the history . " Lord Roscommon , " says she , " is certainly one of the most promising young noblemen in Ireland . He has paraphrased a psalm admirably ; and a scene of Pastor Fido , very finely , in some ...
Pagina 158
... Charles's natural sons , procured for him a cornet's commission in some troops then sent into Flanders . But Otway did not prosper in his military character ; for he soon left his commission behind him , whatever was the reason , and ...
... Charles's natural sons , procured for him a cornet's commission in some troops then sent into Flanders . But Otway did not prosper in his military character ; for he soon left his commission behind him , whatever was the reason , and ...
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