The Poetical Works ...: With the Life of the AuthorB. Johnson, J. Johnson and R. Johnson, 1805 - 132 pagini |
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Pagina 15
... praise was of value to me . ' In 1746 he formed and digested the plan of his great philological work , which might then be well es- teemed one of the desiderata of English literature : It was announced to the public in 1747 , in a pam ...
... praise was of value to me . ' In 1746 he formed and digested the plan of his great philological work , which might then be well es- teemed one of the desiderata of English literature : It was announced to the public in 1747 , in a pam ...
Pagina 21
... praise of the dictionary , and , according to Sir John Hawkins , sent Sir Thomas Robinson to him for the same purpose . But Johnson rejected the advances of the noble Lord , and spurned his proffered patron- age , in the following ...
... praise of the dictionary , and , according to Sir John Hawkins , sent Sir Thomas Robinson to him for the same purpose . But Johnson rejected the advances of the noble Lord , and spurned his proffered patron- age , in the following ...
Pagina 24
... praise ; there cannot be a doubt but that he was highly gratified by the reputation it acquired both at home and abroad . The Earl of Corke and Orrery , being at Florence , presented it to the Academia della Crusca . The academy sent ...
... praise ; there cannot be a doubt but that he was highly gratified by the reputation it acquired both at home and abroad . The Earl of Corke and Orrery , being at Florence , presented it to the Academia della Crusca . The academy sent ...
Pagina 42
... praise . The definitions exhibit astonishing proofs of acuteness of intellect and prec- sion of language . His introducing his own opinions and even prejudices , under general definitions of words ; as Tory , Whig , Pension , Excise ...
... praise . The definitions exhibit astonishing proofs of acuteness of intellect and prec- sion of language . His introducing his own opinions and even prejudices , under general definitions of words ; as Tory , Whig , Pension , Excise ...
Pagina 43
... praises , or more abundant in his censures . He delights more in exposing blemishes , than in recommending beauties ... praise he has merited by his preface to Shakespeare , and the detached pieces of criticism which appear among his ...
... praises , or more abundant in his censures . He delights more in exposing blemishes , than in recommending beauties ... praise he has merited by his preface to Shakespeare , and the detached pieces of criticism which appear among his ...
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ANTISTROPHE bard beauty Behold bless bosom breast breathe charms Circassia Collins death delight e'en ECLOGUE English language ev'ry eyes fair fame fate fear fire fix'd flowers foes Garrick genius Gentleman's Magazine gold golden reign grace grief grove happy hear heart heaven honour hope hour Johnson Juvenal kings language light literary live Lord Lord Chesterfield lov'd lover lyre maid maze of fate merit Metastasio mind mirth moral mournful Murphy muse myrtle nature nature's night numbers Nymph o'er passions peaceful Pity plain pleasure poem poet poetical pow'r praise pride rage Rambler Rasselas reign Rio verde rise Samuel Johnson SATIRE OF JUVENAL scarce scenes scorn shade shews shine sighs sing Sir John Hawkins skies smile soft sooth soul spreads Spring Stella sweet thee thine thou thought Thrale toil truth vale verse virtue virtue's voice wealth wild wise writings youth
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Pagina 22 - Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has reached ground encumbers him with help...
Pagina 21 - is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge.
Pagina 67 - twas wild. But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure? Still it whispered promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail ! Still would her touch the strain prolong; And from the rocks, the woods, the vale, She called on Echo still, through all the song : And, where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft responsive voice was heard at every close, And Hope enchanted smiled, and waved her golden hair.
Pagina 19 - To fair Fidele's grassy tomb Soft maids and village hinds shall bring ' Each opening sweet, of earliest bloom, And rifle all the breathing Spring. No wailing ghost shall dare appear To vex with shrieks this quiet grove ; But shepherd lads assemble here, And melting virgins own their love. No...
Pagina 69 - Tis said, and I believe the tale, Thy humblest reed could more prevail Had more of strength, diviner rage, Than all which charms this laggard age...
Pagina 58 - With every wild absurdity comply, And view each object with another's eye ; To shake with laughter ere the jest they hear, To pour at will the counterfeited tear ; And, as their patron hints the cold or heat, To shake in dogdays, in December sweat. How, when competitors like these contend, Can surly Virtue hope to fix a friend...
Pagina 58 - If aught of oaten stop, or pastoral song, May hope, chaste eve, to soothe thy modest ear. Like thy own solemn springs, Thy springs, and dying gales...
Pagina 80 - Ah ! let not censure term our fate our choice, The stage but echoes back the public voice; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to please, must please to live.
Pagina 99 - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
Pagina 68 - Speak thou, whose thoughts at humble peace repine, Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end be thine? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent? For why did Wolsey near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations raise th