The Works of the English Poets: PrefacesH. Hughs, 1781 |
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... mankind is mifery , and the mif- fortunes of those whofe eminence drew upon them an univerfal attention , have been more carefully recorded , becaufe 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 univerfal attention , have been more carefully recorded , becaufe they were more ge- nerally obferved , and have in reality been only more confpicuous ...
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... 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 ...
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... 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 ...
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... ; and the compaffion of mankind operated fo power- fully in his favour , that he was enabled , by * Written by Mr. Beckingham and another gentleman . d4 frequent 1 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 . d4 frequent 1 frequent prefents , not only to fupport himself , but SAVAGE . 39.
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... 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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Halaman 28 - ... without imitation. He thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always as a man of genius; he looks round on Nature and on Life with the eye which Nature bestows only on a poet ; the eye that distinguishes in...
Halaman 33 - Spring, the splendour of Summer, the tranquillity of Autumn, and the horror of Winter, take in their turns possession of the mind. 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.
Halaman 27 - As a writer, he is entitled to one praise of the highest kind: his mode of thinking, and of expressing his thoughts, is original. His blank verse is no more the blank verse of Milton, or of any other poet, than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley.
Halaman 6 - ... his powers, and he was again able to talk with his former vigour. 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.
Halaman 143 - ... nothing will supply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.
Halaman 33 - 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.
Halaman 9 - At this time a long course of opposition to sir Robert Walpole had filled the nation with clamours for liberty, of which no man felt the want, and with care for liberty, which was not in danger.
Halaman 34 - On Sunday, about eleven in the forenoon, his lordship sent for me, and said he felt a great hurry, and wished to have a little conversation with me, in order to divert it. He then proceeded to open the fountain of that heart, from whence goodness had so long flowed, as from a copious spring.
Halaman 14 - Mr. Savage then imagined his task over, and expected that Sir Richard would call for the reckoning, and return home ; but his expectations deceived him, for Sir Richard told him that he was without money, and that the pamphlet...