The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volumes 20-22Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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... praise , as imitate what you have writ . Artifts alone fhould venture to commend What Dennis can't condemn , nor Dryden mend : What must , writ with that fire and with that cafe , The beaux , the ladies , and the critics , please . C ...
... praise , as imitate what you have writ . Artifts alone fhould venture to commend What Dennis can't condemn , nor Dryden mend : What must , writ with that fire and with that cafe , The beaux , the ladies , and the critics , please . C ...
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... praise or cenfure as they like the man . The weeds of writings for the flowers they cull ; So nicely taftelefs , fo correctly dull ! The politicians of Parnaffus prate , And poets canvafs the affairs of state ; The cits ne'er talk of ...
... praise or cenfure as they like the man . The weeds of writings for the flowers they cull ; So nicely taftelefs , fo correctly dull ! The politicians of Parnaffus prate , And poets canvafs the affairs of state ; The cits ne'er talk of ...
Page 89
... praise the arm that conquer'd , to regain The earth's repofe , and empire o'er the main . Still may th ' immortal man his cares repeat , To make his bleffings endless as they ' re great : Whilft malice and ingratitude confess They ' ve ...
... praise the arm that conquer'd , to regain The earth's repofe , and empire o'er the main . Still may th ' immortal man his cares repeat , To make his bleffings endless as they ' re great : Whilft malice and ingratitude confess They ' ve ...
Page 93
... praise . So naufeoufly , and fo unlike , they paint , N's an Adonis ; Mr , a faint . Metius with those fam'd heroes is compar'd , That led in triumph Porus and Tallard . But fuch a fhameless Mufe must laughter move , That aims to make ...
... praise . So naufeoufly , and fo unlike , they paint , N's an Adonis ; Mr , a faint . Metius with those fam'd heroes is compar'd , That led in triumph Porus and Tallard . But fuch a fhameless Mufe must laughter move , That aims to make ...
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... praise , Your knuckles try , and let your finews know Their power to knead , and give the form to dough ; 50 Chufe your materials right , your feasoning fix , And with your Fruit refplendent Sugar mix : From thence of course the figure ...
... praise , Your knuckles try , and let your finews know Their power to knead , and give the form to dough ; 50 Chufe your materials right , your feasoning fix , And with your Fruit refplendent Sugar mix : From thence of course the figure ...
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