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" His Tale of a Tub has little resemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterwards never possessed or never exerted. "
A Tale of a Tub: To which is Added The Battle of the Books, and the ... - Page xvii
by Jonathan Swift - 1920 - 370 pages
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Prior. Congreve. Blackmore ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 478 pages
...very different fpecimens both of fentiment and expreffion* His Tale of a Tub has little refemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a '. vehemence and rapidity of mind) a copioufnefs of images, and vivacity of diction, fach as he afterwards never poflefled, or never exerted....
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English ..., Volume 58

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 248 pages
...very different Specimens both of fentiment and e'xpreffion. His .Tale of a Tub .has little refemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, .a copioufaefs of images, and vivacity of of diction, fuch as he afterwards never pofleflfed, or never...
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PREFACES BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL TO THE WORKS OF THE ENGLISH POETS.

SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - 254 pages
...very different fpecimens both of fentiment and expreffion. His "Tale of a "Tub has little refemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copioufncfs of images, and vivacity i of of diction, fuch as he afterwards never poffeffed, or never...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 3

English poets - 1790 - 332 pages
...different fpecimens both of fentiments and expreffion. His " Tale of a Tub" has little refemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copioufnefs of images, and vivacity of diution, fuch as he afterwards never poflefled or never exerted....
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets,: With Critical ..., Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - 1791 - 490 pages
...different fpecimens both of fentiments and expreflion. His " Tale of a Tub" has little refemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, acopioufnefs of images, and vivacity of diction, fuch as he afterwards never poflefied, or never exerted....
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Swift. Thompson. Watts ...

1794 - 954 pages
...very different Specimens, both of fcntimentt and cxpreflion. His Т-Л«y<i Tub has little refemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, x copioufnefb of images, and vivacity of diction, fuch аз he afterwards never poffefled, or never...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 9

Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 pages
...very different fpecimens, both of fentiments and expreffion. His Tal* of a Tut has little refemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a eopioufnefs of images, and vivacity of diction, ftch as he afterwards never poffcfled, or never exerted....
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 19

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 414 pages
...as a dictator. In his works he has given very different specimens both of sentiments and expression. His " Tale of a : " Tub" has little resemblance to...copiousness of images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterward never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar, that it must...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 19

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 422 pages
...!:i ] : -.\vk- he has c..;\cn \ery diller^nt specimens >: ii ,;' ;...r,t,[,:ents and t:;j .ifjion. His " Tale of a *' Tub" has little resemblance to...copiousness of images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterward never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar, that it must...
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Letters. Index

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 414 pages
...both of sentiments and expression. His " Tale of a " Tub'' CHARACTER OP SWIFl's WRITINGS, ETC. 205 " Tub" has little resemblance to his other pieces. It...copiousness of images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterward never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar, that it must...
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