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The Works of the Author of The Night-thoughts: In Three Volumes - Page v
by Edward Young - 1802 - 383 pages
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 302 pages
...haygy,, and reftrained by regard to rhyme. The -excellence of this work is not exa&nefs, but copiou&efs; particular lines are not to be regarded; the power...and in the whole there is a magnificence like that afcribed toChinefe Plantation, the magnificence of vaft extent and endlefs diverfity. His laft poem...
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Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A. Philips. West. Collins. Dyer. Shenstone ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...compreffed and retrained by regard to rhyme. The excellence of this work is not exactnefs, but copioufnefs; particular lines are not to be regarded; the power...and in the whole there is a magnificence like that afcribed to Chinefe Plantation, the magnificence of vail extent and endlefs diverfiry. His laft poem...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 66

Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1782 - 588 pages
...and retrained by regard to rhyme. The excellence of this" work is not exaflnefs, but copioufnefs ; particular lines are not to be regarded ; the power is in the whole, and in the whole there is z magnificence l.ke that afcribed to Chinefe Plantation, the magnificence of vail extent and endlefs...
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal, Volume 66

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1782 - 588 pages
...comprefled and retrained by regard to rhyme. The excellence of this work is not exaftnefs, but copioufnefs ; particular lines are not to be regarded ; the power is in the whole, and in the whele there is a magnificence like that afcribed to Chinefe Plantation, the magnificence of vaft extent...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 506 pages
...reftrained by confinement to rhyme. The excellence of this \vork is not exactnefs, but copioufnefs; particular lines are not to be regarded; the power...and in the whole there is a magnificence like that afcribed to Chinefe Plantation, the magnificence of vaft .extent and endlefs diverfity. laft poem was...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...confinement to rhyme. The excellence of this work is not exaftnefs but copioufnefs; particular HDCJ are not to be regarded ; the power is in the whole,...and in the whole there is a magnificence like that afcriM to Chincfe plantation, the magnificence of vart extent ' and endlefs diverfrty. t His laft poem...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 6

English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...rhyme. The excellence of this work is not txailnefs but copioufncfs; particular lin.-s are VOL. VI. G not to be regarded; the power is in the whole, and in the whole there is a magnificence like that afcribed to Chinefe plantation, the magnificence of vaft extent and endlefs diverfity. His laft poem...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 422 pages
...reftrained by confinement to rhyme. The excellence of this work is not exactnefs but copioufnefs; partilar lines are not to be regarded ; the power is in the...and in the whole there is a magnificence like that afcribed to Chinefe plantation, the magnificence of vaft extent and endlefs diverfity. His laft poem...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Young. Gray. B. West ...

1794 - 1036 pages
...this work is not exaflnef», but copioufnefs ; particular lines are not to be regarded ; the power ¡5 in the whole, and in the whole there is a magnificence like that afcnbcd to Chii'efe plantation, the magnifience of vail extent and endlefs diverfity. " His lad poem,was...
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Johnson's Lives of the the English Poets: Abridged: with Notes and Illustrations

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1797 - 278 pages
...comprefled and reArained by regard to rhyme. The excellence of this \vork is not exa&nefs but copioufnefs ; particular lines are not to be regarded; the power...and in the -whole there is a magnificence like that afcribed ' to a Chinefe plantation, the magnificence of vaft extent, and endlefs diverfity." " In his...
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