The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent Divines, Patriots, Statemen, Warriors, Philosophers, Poets, and Artists of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Accention of Henry VIII, to the Present Time, Volume 5J. Mawman, 1816 - Great Britain |
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... talents give him a privilege of straying from the strict rules of caution , and exempt him from the ordinary rules of censure . He produces so fast , that what is well in his writings calls for admiration , and what is in- correct ...
... talents give him a privilege of straying from the strict rules of caution , and exempt him from the ordinary rules of censure . He produces so fast , that what is well in his writings calls for admiration , and what is in- correct ...
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... talents of a pamphleteer . " The fourth Plebeian , containing an answer to the second Old Whig , exceeds in virulence the rest of the papers . It's conclusion , in particular , is remarkable : 66 A Authors , " he remarks , " in these ...
... talents of a pamphleteer . " The fourth Plebeian , containing an answer to the second Old Whig , exceeds in virulence the rest of the papers . It's conclusion , in particular , is remarkable : 66 A Authors , " he remarks , " in these ...
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... talents for business in- troduced him to considerable public employments , he is also politically entitled to a place in this work . He was the son of Mr. George Prior , citizen of London and joiner , and was born in 1664. His father ...
... talents for business in- troduced him to considerable public employments , he is also politically entitled to a place in this work . He was the son of Mr. George Prior , citizen of London and joiner , and was born in 1664. His father ...
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... talent by an Ode to the Deity , ' written in 1688 as a college- exercise . Upon the Revolution , he was brought to court by Dorset , and through his interest intro- duced to public employment ; being made in 1690 Secretary to the Earl ...
... talent by an Ode to the Deity , ' written in 1688 as a college- exercise . Upon the Revolution , he was brought to court by Dorset , and through his interest intro- duced to public employment ; being made in 1690 Secretary to the Earl ...
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... talents in honour of his country , in his ' Letter to Boileau on the Victory of Blenheim in 1704 ; ' upon which occasion , he had two rivals in Addison and Philips . 6 About this period , likewise , he published a volume of poems ...
... talents in honour of his country , in his ' Letter to Boileau on the Victory of Blenheim in 1704 ; ' upon which occasion , he had two rivals in Addison and Philips . 6 About this period , likewise , he published a volume of poems ...
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Page 436 - Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne...
Page 464 - If the flights of Dryden therefore, are higher, Pope continues longer on the wing. If of Dryden's fire the blaze is brighter, of Pope's the heat is more regular and constant. Dryden often surpasses expectation, and Pope never falls below it. Dryden is read with frequent astonishment, and Pope with perpetual delight.
Page 424 - Though oft the ear the open vowels tire; While expletives their feeble aid do join; And ten low words oft creep in one dull line: While they ring round the same unvaried chimes With sure returns of still expected rhymes: Where'er you find "the cooling western breeze...
Page 431 - Hark! they whisper; Angels say, Sister Spirit, come away. What is this absorbs me quite? Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath?
Page 24 - I judge it as certain and clear a truth, as can any where be delivered, that the invisible things of God are clearly seen from the creation of the world, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and godhead.
Page 424 - the cooling western breeze,' In the next line, it 'whispers through the trees;' If crystal streams 'with pleasing murmurs creep...
Page 132 - No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness; of having taught a succession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness; and, if I may use expressions yet more awful, of having turned many to righteousness.
Page 463 - There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was not the sole praise of either: for both excelled likewise in prose; but Pope did not borrow his prose from his predecessor. The style of Dryden is capricious and varied; that of Pope is cautious and uniform.
Page 139 - Ev'n the rough rocks with tender myrtle bloom, And trodden weeds send out a rich perfume. Bear me, some god, to Baia's gentle seats, Or cover me in Umbria's green retreats ; Where western gales eternally reside, And all the seasons lavish all their pride ; Blossoms, and fruits, and flowers together rise, And the whole year in gay confusion lies.
Page 158 - Soft peace she brings wherever she arrives; She builds our quiet as she forms our lives; Lays the rough paths of peevish nature even, And opens in each heart a little heaven.