The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. [With] The principal additions and corrections in the 3rd ed, כרך 21781 |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 8
עמוד 113
... less be fafely recommended to the confidence of the reader ; but his occafional and particu- lar pofitions were fometimes interested , fome- times negligent , and fometimes capricious . It is not without reason that Trapp , speak- ing ...
... less be fafely recommended to the confidence of the reader ; but his occafional and particu- lar pofitions were fometimes interested , fome- times negligent , and fometimes capricious . It is not without reason that Trapp , speak- ing ...
עמוד 152
... less valuable matter . In his firft ode for Cecilia's day , which is loft in the fplendor of the second , there are paffages which would have dignified any other poet . The first stanza is vigorous and elegant , though the word diapafon ...
... less valuable matter . In his firft ode for Cecilia's day , which is loft in the fplendor of the second , there are paffages which would have dignified any other poet . The first stanza is vigorous and elegant , though the word diapafon ...
עמוד 235
... less pertinent than agreeable . His Phadra is a confummate tragedy , and the fuccefs of it was as great as the most fanguine expectations of his friends could promise or forefee . The number of nights , and the common method of filling ...
... less pertinent than agreeable . His Phadra is a confummate tragedy , and the fuccefs of it was as great as the most fanguine expectations of his friends could promise or forefee . The number of nights , and the common method of filling ...
עמוד 236
... has been imputed to no less men than Shakspeare and Jonfon ) , is clear from hence ; because he left his works to the entire difpofal of his friends , whose most rigorous 1 rigorous cenfures he even courted and folici- ted ; 9 236 SMITH .
... has been imputed to no less men than Shakspeare and Jonfon ) , is clear from hence ; because he left his works to the entire difpofal of his friends , whose most rigorous 1 rigorous cenfures he even courted and folici- ted ; 9 236 SMITH .
עמוד 308
... fertility of mind . Of the little that appears still less is his own . His praise must be derived from the easy sweetness of his diction : in his verses there there is more happiness than pains ; he is fpritely 308 PARNEL L.
... fertility of mind . Of the little that appears still less is his own . His praise must be derived from the easy sweetness of his diction : in his verses there there is more happiness than pains ; he is fpritely 308 PARNEL L.
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
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