Eighteenth Century Poetry & ProseLouis Ignatius Bredvold Ronald Press Company, 1956 - 1274 pagini The purpose os this volume is to provide representative selections from English prose and poetry of the eighteenth century for undergraduate courses in that period. In this second edition of the anthology the editors have expanded the contents considerably. Additions have been made from Addison, Pope, Swift, Young, Smart, Burke, and Reynolds, with Blake's comments. The extensive notes and introductions should assist the beginning student to understand the texts, but it is hoped that they will also lead him to explore further in the works listed in the bibliographies. |
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... Johnson's triumphing over his pupil David Garrick . When that great actor had played some little time at Goodman's Fields , Johnson and Tay- lor went to see him perform , and afterwards passed the evening at a tavern with him and old ...
... Johnson's triumphing over his pupil David Garrick . When that great actor had played some little time at Goodman's Fields , Johnson and Tay- lor went to see him perform , and afterwards passed the evening at a tavern with him and old ...
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... Johnson was then in the library . His Majesty said he was at leisure , and would go to him ; upon which Mr. Barnard took one of the candles that stood on the King's table , and lighted his Majesty ... Johnson said , he LIFE OF JOHNSON 659.
... Johnson was then in the library . His Majesty said he was at leisure , and would go to him ; upon which Mr. Barnard took one of the candles that stood on the King's table , and lighted his Majesty ... Johnson said , he LIFE OF JOHNSON 659.
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... Johnson said , he thought his style pretty good , but that he had blamed Henry the Second rather too much . " Why , ( said the King , ) they seldom do these things by halves . " " No , Sir , ( answered Johnson , ) not to Kings . " But ...
... Johnson said , he thought his style pretty good , but that he had blamed Henry the Second rather too much . " Why , ( said the King , ) they seldom do these things by halves . " " No , Sir , ( answered Johnson , ) not to Kings . " But ...
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