The Lives of the Most Celebrated English Poets, with Criticisms. Extracted from D. JohnsonGalignani, 1805 - 312 pages |
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... court , a man of great worth and of very extensive and various erudition . That gen- tleman , upon hearing part of Irene read , thought so highly of Johnson's abilities as a dramatic writer that he advised him by all means to finish the ...
... court , a man of great worth and of very extensive and various erudition . That gen- tleman , upon hearing part of Irene read , thought so highly of Johnson's abilities as a dramatic writer that he advised him by all means to finish the ...
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... Court , however , was not his only mortification . Having newly fitted his old comedy of " the Guardian " for the stage , he brought it forward under the title of " the Cutter of Coleman - street , and it was badly received ; which ill ...
... Court , however , was not his only mortification . Having newly fitted his old comedy of " the Guardian " for the stage , he brought it forward under the title of " the Cutter of Coleman - street , and it was badly received ; which ill ...
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... court of James the First . His poli- tical and poetical life began nearly together . In his eighteenth year he wrote the poem that appears first in his works on " The Prince's Escape at St. Andero , " a piece in which his versification ...
... court of James the First . His poli- tical and poetical life began nearly together . In his eighteenth year he wrote the poem that appears first in his works on " The Prince's Escape at St. Andero , " a piece in which his versification ...
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... court of the marches was revived . In 1663 was published the first part , containing three cantos , of the poem of Hudibras , which , as Prior relates , was made known at court by the taste and influence of the Earl of Dorset . When it ...
... court of the marches was revived . In 1663 was published the first part , containing three cantos , of the poem of Hudibras , which , as Prior relates , was made known at court by the taste and influence of the Earl of Dorset . When it ...
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... when the design of reconciling the nation to the church of Rome became apparent , and the religion of the court gave the only efficacious title to its favours , Dryden declared himself a convert to popery . The priests 72 DRYDEN .
... when the design of reconciling the nation to the church of Rome became apparent , and the religion of the court gave the only efficacious title to its favours , Dryden declared himself a convert to popery . The priests 72 DRYDEN .
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