The idler. PoemsPafraets Book Company, 1908 |
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... Authors inattentive to themselves 103 Horrour of the last 60 63 66 70 73 77 79 83 87 91 94 POEMS London 105 The Vanity of Human Wishes 117 Prologue , spoken by Mr. Garrick , at the opening of the theatre- royal , Drury lane 131 ...
... Authors inattentive to themselves 103 Horrour of the last 60 63 66 70 73 77 79 83 87 91 94 POEMS London 105 The Vanity of Human Wishes 117 Prologue , spoken by Mr. Garrick , at the opening of the theatre- royal , Drury lane 131 ...
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... author a gold and silk network purse , of her own weaving 247 To Miss ***** on her playing upon the harpsichord , in a room hung with flower - pieces of her own painting 248 Evening ; an ode 249 To the same 250 To a friend 251 Stella in ...
... author a gold and silk network purse , of her own weaving 247 To Miss ***** on her playing upon the harpsichord , in a room hung with flower - pieces of her own painting 248 Evening ; an ode 249 To the same 250 To a friend 251 Stella in ...
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... transpositions . The poets , from the time of Dryden , have gradually advanced in embellishment , and consequently departed from simplicity and ease . To require from any author many pieces of easy poetry 3 THE IDLER.
... transpositions . The poets , from the time of Dryden , have gradually advanced in embellishment , and consequently departed from simplicity and ease . To require from any author many pieces of easy poetry 3 THE IDLER.
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Samuel Johnson. To require from any author many pieces of easy poetry , would be indeed to oppress him with too hard ... authors have yet been able , for twenty lines together , nicely to ob- serve the true definition of easy poetry . No ...
Samuel Johnson. To require from any author many pieces of easy poetry , would be indeed to oppress him with too hard ... authors have yet been able , for twenty lines together , nicely to ob- serve the true definition of easy poetry . No ...
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... authors , it is not very easy to decide . He that teaches us any thing which we knew not before , is undoubtedly to be reverenced as a master . He that conveys knowledge by more pleasing ways , may very properly be loved as a benefactor ...
... authors , it is not very easy to decide . He that teaches us any thing which we knew not before , is undoubtedly to be reverenced as a master . He that conveys knowledge by more pleasing ways , may very properly be loved as a benefactor ...
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