Letters Concerning the English NationL. Davis and C. Reymers; R. Baldwin, and S. Crowder and Company, 1760 - 255 страница |
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... Poets XXIII . On the Regard that ought to be fbewn to Men of Letters 176 XXIV . On the Royal Society and other 183 Academies A Letter concerning the Burning of Al- tena , as related in the Hiftory of Charles XII . 192 XXV . On Pafchal's ...
... Poets XXIII . On the Regard that ought to be fbewn to Men of Letters 176 XXIV . On the Royal Society and other 183 Academies A Letter concerning the Burning of Al- tena , as related in the Hiftory of Charles XII . 192 XXV . On Pafchal's ...
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Voltaire. opinion ; in which they too much refem- ble the bad poets , who us'd to declare publickly that Boileau fpake irreverently of Lewis the fourteenth , because he ridicul'd their stupid productions . Bishop Stilling- fleet got the ...
Voltaire. opinion ; in which they too much refem- ble the bad poets , who us'd to declare publickly that Boileau fpake irreverently of Lewis the fourteenth , because he ridicul'd their stupid productions . Bishop Stilling- fleet got the ...
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... poet ; and indeed he wrote a piece of poetry for the enter- tainment of Christina Queen of Sweden , which however was fupprefs'd in honour to his memory . HE embrac'd a military life for fome time , and afterwards becoming a complete ...
... poet ; and indeed he wrote a piece of poetry for the enter- tainment of Christina Queen of Sweden , which however was fupprefs'd in honour to his memory . HE embrac'd a military life for fome time , and afterwards becoming a complete ...
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... poet has been the ruin of the English ftage . There are fuch beautiful , fuch noble , fuch dreadful fcenes in this writer's monftrous farces , to which the name of Tragedy is given , that they have always been exhibited with great ...
... poet has been the ruin of the English ftage . There are fuch beautiful , fuch noble , fuch dreadful fcenes in this writer's monftrous farces , to which the name of Tragedy is given , that they have always been exhibited with great ...
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... poet , have , thro ' length of time ( it being an hundred and fifty years fince they were firft drawn ) acquir'd a right of paffing for fublime . Moft of the mo- dern dramatick writers have copied him ; but the touches and defcriptions ...
... poet , have , thro ' length of time ( it being an hundred and fifty years fince they were firft drawn ) acquir'd a right of paffing for fublime . Moft of the mo- dern dramatick writers have copied him ; but the touches and defcriptions ...
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Academy affert againſt alfo Altena beauty becauſe boaſt body cafe call'd Cartes caufe cauſe Chriftian church of England circumſtance confequently confifts Dean Swift defign defirous demonftrated diſcover diſcoveries earth elogium England English exiſtence faid falfe fame fecond fect felf fenfe feve feven feveral fhall fhews fhould fince fingle fingular firft firſt fome foon foul France French ftars fubject fuch fuppofe fyftem genius greateſt Hamburgh hiftory himſelf honour houſe impoffible John Vanbrugh juſt king laft laws leaft leaſt lefs LETTER lord lord Bacon mankind manner moft moſt muft muſt nation nature neceffary never obferve occafion opinion Pafchal paffion perfons philofo philofophers pleaſure poet poffible prefent Quakers reafon reflect reft religion Sir Ifaac Newton thefe themſelves ther theſe things thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro tion tranflated Twas underſtand underſtood univerfal uſe Voltaire whofe wou'd writer ΟΝ
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