Prefaces Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English PoetsJ. Nichols, 1781 - 113 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 14
... his paffion for the stage ; —and the particular praise bestowed on Othello and Oroonoko feems to fhew that fome fuch character as Zanga was even then in in contemplation . The affectionate men- tion of the death 14 YOUNG .
... his paffion for the stage ; —and the particular praise bestowed on Othello and Oroonoko feems to fhew that fome fuch character as Zanga was even then in in contemplation . The affectionate men- tion of the death 14 YOUNG .
الصفحة 19
... praise indeed for her victories , but fays that the author is more pleafed to fee her rife from this lower world , foaring above the clouds , paffing the first and second heavens , and leaving the fixed stars behind her ; —nor will he ...
... praise indeed for her victories , but fays that the author is more pleafed to fee her rife from this lower world , foaring above the clouds , paffing the first and second heavens , and leaving the fixed stars behind her ; —nor will he ...
الصفحة 20
... praise or human flattery are of little confequence . If Young thought the dedication contained only the praise of truth , he fhould not have omitted it in his works . Was he conscious of the exaggeration of party ? Then he should not ...
... praise or human flattery are of little confequence . If Young thought the dedication contained only the praise of truth , he fhould not have omitted it in his works . Was he conscious of the exaggeration of party ? Then he should not ...
الصفحة 23
... praise for a King as for a Queen . To discover , at the very outfet of a foreigner's reign , that the Gods blefs his new fubjects in fuch a King , is fomething more than praife . Neither was this deemed one of his excufeable pieces . We ...
... praise for a King as for a Queen . To discover , at the very outfet of a foreigner's reign , that the Gods blefs his new fubjects in fuch a King , is fomething more than praife . Neither was this deemed one of his excufeable pieces . We ...
الصفحة 60
... the tomb any more than praise . De mortuis nil nifi verum - De vivis nil nifi bonum - would approach much nearer to good fenfe . After all , the few hand- fulls I fulls of remaining duft which once com- pofed the body 60 YOUNG .
... the tomb any more than praise . De mortuis nil nifi verum - De vivis nil nifi bonum - would approach much nearer to good fenfe . After all , the few hand- fulls I fulls of remaining duft which once com- pofed the body 60 YOUNG .
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addreffed afterwards All-fouls almoſt Anne Wharton becauſe blank verfe cenfure College compofition conclufion confeffed curiofity death dedicated deferve defign defire diſcover Duke Duke of Wharton eafily eafy Edward Young Engliſh faid fame father fatire favour fays fecond feems feen felf fenfe fent fentiments fhall fhew fhort fhould fide firft firſt flain fome fomething fometimes fong foon friendſhip ftand ftanza ftile ftill ftudied fubject fuccefs fuch fufficiently fuppofe fure Gray himſelf honour houſe increaſe Lady laft laſt leaſt lefs Lord Lorenzo Lyrick Lyttelton Mallet Margaret of Anjou meaſure ments moſt Mufe muſt nefs never Night Thoughts occafion paffage paffed paffion perfon perfuaded Pindar pleafed pleaſed pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry Pope praife praiſe prefent profe publick publiſhed raiſed reafon reft rhyme ſeems thee thefe theſe thofe Thomſon thoſe tion tragedy uſe vifit Voltaire Walpole Weft Wharton whofe whoſe wifh Young