The Lives of the Most Celebrated English Poets, with Criticisms. Extracted from D. JohnsonGalignani, 1805 - 312 Seiten |
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... poetical ge- nius both in his school exercises and in other occa- sional compositions . For some transgression or absence his tutor had imposed upon him as a Christmas exercise the task of translating into Latin verse Pope's Messiah ...
... poetical ge- nius both in his school exercises and in other occa- sional compositions . For some transgression or absence his tutor had imposed upon him as a Christmas exercise the task of translating into Latin verse Pope's Messiah ...
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... poetical throne without a rival , being informed that the author's name was Johnson , and that he was an obscure person , replied , " He will soon be déterré . " The other two pamphlets which were published in 1739 are filled with keen ...
... poetical throne without a rival , being informed that the author's name was Johnson , and that he was an obscure person , replied , " He will soon be déterré . " The other two pamphlets which were published in 1739 are filled with keen ...
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... poetical excellence , is con- fessedly unrivalled . But this year is , in his life , distinguished as the epoch when his arduous and important work , the Dictionary of the English Language , was announced to the world by the publication ...
... poetical excellence , is con- fessedly unrivalled . But this year is , in his life , distinguished as the epoch when his arduous and important work , the Dictionary of the English Language , was announced to the world by the publication ...
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Samuel Johnson. " " published " Love's Riddle , " with a poetical de- dication to Sir Kenelm Digby , and also a Latin comedy , entitled " Naufragium Joculare . This was printed with a dedication in verse to Dr. Comber , master of the ...
Samuel Johnson. " " published " Love's Riddle , " with a poetical de- dication to Sir Kenelm Digby , and also a Latin comedy , entitled " Naufragium Joculare . This was printed with a dedication in verse to Dr. Comber , master of the ...
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... 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 was such as it appears in his last performances ...
... 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 was such as it appears in his last performances ...
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