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The same attempt was made to rob Addison of his Cato, and Pope of his Essay
on Criticism. In 1647, the distresses of the royal family required him to engage in
more dangerous employments. He was entrusted by the queen with a message
to ...
The same attempt was made to rob Addison of his Cato, and Pope of his Essay
on Criticism. In 1647, the distresses of the royal family required him to engage in
more dangerous employments. He was entrusted by the queen with a message
to ...
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Salmasius was a man of skill in languages, knowledge of antiquity, and sagacity
of emendatory criticism, almost exceeding all hope of human attainment ; and
having, by excessive praises, been confirmed in great confidence of himself, ...
Salmasius was a man of skill in languages, knowledge of antiquity, and sagacity
of emendatory criticism, almost exceeding all hope of human attainment ; and
having, by excessive praises, been confirmed in great confidence of himself, ...
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They deserve - not any particular criticism ; for of the best it can only be said, that
they are not bad; and perhaps only the eighth and the twenty-first are truly
entitled to this slender commendation. The fabrick of a sonnet, however adapted
to the ...
They deserve - not any particular criticism ; for of the best it can only be said, that
they are not bad; and perhaps only the eighth and the twenty-first are truly
entitled to this slender commendation. The fabrick of a sonnet, however adapted
to the ...
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The defects and faults of " Paradise Lost,"lbF faults and defects every work ^f man
must have, it is the business of impartial criticism to discover. As, in displaying the
excellence of Milton, I have not made long quotations, because of selecting ...
The defects and faults of " Paradise Lost,"lbF faults and defects every work ^f man
must have, it is the business of impartial criticism to discover. As, in displaying the
excellence of Milton, I have not made long quotations, because of selecting ...
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... nobler mind, and criticism sinks in admiration. Milton's style was not modified
by his subject ; what is shewn with greater extent in "Paradise Lost" may be found
in Comus. One source of his peculiarity was his familiarity with the Tuscan poets
...
... nobler mind, and criticism sinks in admiration. Milton's style was not modified
by his subject ; what is shewn with greater extent in "Paradise Lost" may be found
in Comus. One source of his peculiarity was his familiarity with the Tuscan poets
...
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The works of Samuel Johnson, Volumen 10 Samuel Johnson,Alexander Chalmers,Arthur Murphy Vista completa - 1823 |
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