The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volumen 6F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... tion to Sir Kenelm Digby ; of whose acquaintance all his contemporaries seem to have been ambitious ; and “ Naufragium Joculare , " a comedy written in Latin , but without due attention to the ancient models ; for it is not loose verse ...
... tion to Sir Kenelm Digby ; of whose acquaintance all his contemporaries seem to have been ambitious ; and “ Naufragium Joculare , " a comedy written in Latin , but without due attention to the ancient models ; for it is not loose verse ...
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... al- tered the expression when the Lives were collected into volumes . The satire was added to Cowley's Works by the particular direc- tion of Dr. Johnson . N. subsequent edition , that " Poets are scarcely thought freemen COWLEY . 5.
... al- tered the expression when the Lives were collected into volumes . The satire was added to Cowley's Works by the particular direc- tion of Dr. Johnson . N. subsequent edition , that " Poets are scarcely thought freemen COWLEY . 5.
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... tion of his character from crimes which he was never within the possibility of committing , differs only by the infrequency of his folly from him who praises beauty which he never saw ; complains of jealousy which he never felt ...
... tion of his character from crimes which he was never within the possibility of committing , differs only by the infrequency of his folly from him who praises beauty which he never saw ; complains of jealousy which he never felt ...
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... tion had no limits ; they left not only reason but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence , that not only could not be credited , but could not be imagined , Yet great labour , directe by great abilities ...
... tion had no limits ; they left not only reason but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence , that not only could not be credited , but could not be imagined , Yet great labour , directe by great abilities ...
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... tion . They are written with exuberance of wit , and with copiousness of learning ; and it is truly asserted by Sprat , that the plenitude of the writer's knowledge flows in upon his page , so that the reader is commonly surprised into ...
... tion . They are written with exuberance of wit , and with copiousness of learning ; and it is truly asserted by Sprat , that the plenitude of the writer's knowledge flows in upon his page , so that the reader is commonly surprised into ...
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