Johnson's Lives of the Poets, Količina 3G. Bell and sons, 1890 |
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... Epitaph , by Pope . 2 The Pastorals were written from 1704 to 1706. For an account of these poems , and a collection of criticisms upon them , see E. and C. vol . i . p . 232. Ald . P. vol . i . p . 13 . 1 . performances received no ...
... Epitaph , by Pope . 2 The Pastorals were written from 1704 to 1706. For an account of these poems , and a collection of criticisms upon them , see E. and C. vol . i . p . 232. Ald . P. vol . i . p . 13 . 1 . performances received no ...
Stran 195
... Epitaphs . To define an epitaph is useless ; every one knows that it is an inscription on a tomb . An epitaph , therefore , im- plies no particular character of writing , but may be com- posed in verse or prose . It is indeed commonly ...
... Epitaphs . To define an epitaph is useless ; every one knows that it is an inscription on a tomb . An epitaph , therefore , im- plies no particular character of writing , but may be com- posed in verse or prose . It is indeed commonly ...
Stran 196
... epitaph contains a kind of infor- mation which few would want , that the man , for whom the tomb was erected , died . There are indeed some qualities worthy of praise ascribed to the dead , but none that were likely to exempt him from ...
... epitaph contains a kind of infor- mation which few would want , that the man , for whom the tomb was erected , died . There are indeed some qualities worthy of praise ascribed to the dead , but none that were likely to exempt him from ...
Stran 198
... epitaph , as in many others , there appears , at the first view , a fault which I think scarcely any beauty can compensate . The name is omitted . The end of an epitaph is to convey some account of the dead ; and to what pur pose is any ...
... epitaph , as in many others , there appears , at the first view , a fault which I think scarcely any beauty can compensate . The name is omitted . The end of an epitaph is to convey some account of the dead ; and to what pur pose is any ...
Stran 199
... epitaph is wholly without elevation , and contains nothing striking or particular ; but the poet is not to be blamed for the defects of his subject . He said perhaps the best that could be said . They are , however , some de- fects ...
... epitaph is wholly without elevation , and contains nothing striking or particular ; but the poet is not to be blamed for the defects of his subject . He said perhaps the best that could be said . They are , however , some de- fects ...
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