Prefaces,Biographical and Critical to the Works of the English Poets1781 |
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תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 20
עמוד 1
... mankind is mifery , and the mif- fortunes of those whofe eminence drew upon them an universal attention , have been more carefully recorded , because they were more ge- nerally obferved , and have in reality been only more confpicuous ...
... mankind is mifery , and the mif- fortunes of those whofe eminence drew upon them an universal attention , have been more carefully recorded , because they were more ge- nerally obferved , and have in reality been only more confpicuous ...
עמוד 17
... mankind when any good action is for gotten , I fhall infert another inftance of Mr. Wilks's gene- rofity , very little known . Mr. Smith , a gentleman educated at Dublin , being hindered by an impediment in his pronun- ciation from ...
... mankind when any good action is for gotten , I fhall infert another inftance of Mr. Wilks's gene- rofity , very little known . Mr. Smith , a gentleman educated at Dublin , being hindered by an impediment in his pronun- ciation from ...
עמוד 28
... mankind , when both his fame and his life were endangered by an event , of which it is not yet determined , whether it ought to be mentioned as a crime or a calamity ... On the 20th of November 1727 , Mr. Savage came from Richmond ...
... mankind , when both his fame and his life were endangered by an event , of which it is not yet determined , whether it ought to be mentioned as a crime or a calamity ... On the 20th of November 1727 , Mr. Savage came from Richmond ...
עמוד 39
... ; and the compaffion of mankind operated fo power- fully in his favour , that he was enabled , by * Written by Mr. Beckingham and another gentleman . d 4 frequent frequent prefents , not only to fupport himself , but SAVAGE . 39.
... ; and the compaffion of mankind operated fo power- fully in his favour , that he was enabled , by * Written by Mr. Beckingham and another gentleman . d 4 frequent frequent prefents , not only to fupport himself , but SAVAGE . 39.
עמוד 47
... mankind ; and the writer , who is not conftant to his fubject , quickly finks into . contempt , his fatire lofes its force , and his pa- negyric its value , and he is only confidered at one time as a flatterer , and as a calumniator at ...
... mankind ; and the writer , who is not conftant to his fubject , quickly finks into . contempt , his fatire lofes its force , and his pa- negyric its value , and he is only confidered at one time as a flatterer , and as a calumniator at ...
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accufation afferted affiftance afterwards againſt anfwer appeared becauſe cenfure cife compaffion conduct confequence confidered converfation death declared deferve defign defirous diftrefs diſcovered diſtinguiſhed eafily endeavoured eſteem expence expofed faid fame fatire favour feems fent fhall fhew fhort fhould firſt folicited fome fometimes foon friends ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior fupported generofity genius herſelf himſelf houſe imagined inftance infult intereft kindneſs laft laſt leaſt lefs likewife Lord Tyrconnel mankind meaſures mifery mind misfortunes moft moſt mother muſt neceffary neceffities never obferved obliged occafion paffion panegyric penfion perfons perhaps pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poem praiſe prefs prifon profe promiſed propofed publiſhed Queen racter raiſed reaſon received refentment refolution regard Savage Savage's ſcheme ſhe Sir Richard Sir Robert Walpole Sir Thomas Overbury ſtage ſtate tenderneſs thefe themſelves Theophilus Cibber theſe thofe Thomſon thoſe thought tion tragedy uſed utmoſt verfe verſes virtue whofe write
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עמוד 8 - ... a passive acquiescence in popular traditions. He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters ; he delighted to rove through the meanders of inchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the water-falls of Elysian gardens.
עמוד 37 - The poet leads us through the appearances of things as they are successively varied by the vicissitudes of the year, and imparts to us so much of his own enthusiasm that our thoughts expand with his imagery and kindle with his sentiments.
עמוד 6 - By degrees I gained his confidence ; and one day was admitted to him when he was immured by a bailiff that was prowling in the street. On this occasion recourse was had to the booksellers, who, on the credit of a translation of Aristotle's Poetics, which he engaged to write with a large commentary, advanced as much money as enabled him to escape into the country. He showed me the guineas safe in his hand.
עמוד 77 - Bastard, he laments in a very affecting manner : — No Mother's care Shielded my infant innocence with prayer ; No Father's guardian hand my youth maintain'd, Call'd forth my virtues, or from vice restrain'd.
עמוד 38 - The great defect of the Seasons is want of method; but for this I know not that there was any remedy. Of many appearances subsisting all at once, no rule can be given why one should be mentioned before another ; yet the memory wants the help of order, and the curiosity is not excited by suspense or expectation.
עמוד 37 - His descriptions of extended scenes and general effects bring before us the whole magnificence of Nature, whether pleasing or dreadful. The gaiety of Spring, the splendour of Summer, the tranquillity of Autumn, and the horror of Winter take in their turns possession of the mind.
עמוד 34 - ... but, said Savage, he knows not any love but that of the sex; he was perhaps never in cold water in his life; and he indulges himself in all the luxury that comes within his reach.
עמוד 14 - The approaches of this dreadful malady he began to feel soon after his uncle's death ; and, with the usual weakness of men so diseased, eagerly snatched that temporary relief with which the table and the bottle flatter and seduce.
עמוד 4 - He now (about 1744) came to London a literary adventurer, with many projects in his head, and very little money in his pocket.