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... contribute no otherwise to his reputation than as they shew him to have been
above the affectation of unseasonable elegance, and to have known that the
business of a statesman can be little forwarded^by flowers of rhetorick. One
passage ...
... contribute no otherwise to his reputation than as they shew him to have been
above the affectation of unseasonable elegance, and to have known that the
business of a statesman can be little forwarded^by flowers of rhetorick. One
passage ...
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He continued," says his biographer, " under these bonds, till the general
deliverance ;" it is therefore to be supposed, that he did not go to France, and act
again for the King, without the consent of his bondsman ; that he did not shew his
loyalty ...
He continued," says his biographer, " under these bonds, till the general
deliverance ;" it is therefore to be supposed, that he did not go to France, and act
again for the King, without the consent of his bondsman ; that he did not shew his
loyalty ...
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The metaphysical poets were men of learning, and to shew their learning was
their whole endea- i vour : but, unluckily resolving to shew it in rhyme, instead of
writing poetry they only wrote .verses.') and very often such verses as stood the
trial ...
The metaphysical poets were men of learning, and to shew their learning was
their whole endea- i vour : but, unluckily resolving to shew it in rhyme, instead of
writing poetry they only wrote .verses.') and very often such verses as stood the
trial ...
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Thus Cowley on Knowledge: The sacred tree 'midst the fair orchard grew ; The
phoenix Truth did on it rest, And built his perfum'd nest, That right Porphyrian tree
which did true logic shew. Each leaf did learned notions give, And th' apples ...
Thus Cowley on Knowledge: The sacred tree 'midst the fair orchard grew ; The
phoenix Truth did on it rest, And built his perfum'd nest, That right Porphyrian tree
which did true logic shew. Each leaf did learned notions give, And th' apples ...
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That cannot say, my thanks I have forgot, Nor trust I this with hopes ; and yet'
scarce true This bravery is, since these times shew'd me you. Donne. ( Yet more
abstruse and profound is Donne's reflection upon Man as a Microcosm : \ If
men_be ...
That cannot say, my thanks I have forgot, Nor trust I this with hopes ; and yet'
scarce true This bravery is, since these times shew'd me you. Donne. ( Yet more
abstruse and profound is Donne's reflection upon Man as a Microcosm : \ If
men_be ...
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| Título | The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volumen 6 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson |
| Autor | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
| Procedencia del original | University of Minnesota |
| Digitalizado | 29 Ene 2010 |
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