The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time..J. Nichols and Son [and 29 others], 1816 |
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... appears , that he was baptised Feb. 10 , 1608-9 . Lloyd , from whom we have the first account of this poet ... appear that he was sent to either uni- versity , yet a perusal of his prose works can leave no doubt that he laid a very solid ...
... appears , that he was baptised Feb. 10 , 1608-9 . Lloyd , from whom we have the first account of this poet ... appear that he was sent to either uni- versity , yet a perusal of his prose works can leave no doubt that he laid a very solid ...
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... appears in his letter to Mr. Germaine ( af- terwards lord Albemarle ) , a composition almost unrivalled in that age for elegance of style and depth of observation . It was , however , too much the practice with those who made voluntary ...
... appears in his letter to Mr. Germaine ( af- terwards lord Albemarle ) , a composition almost unrivalled in that age for elegance of style and depth of observation . It was , however , too much the practice with those who made voluntary ...
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... appears , that in 1639 , the royal army , of which his troop formed a part , was defeated by the Scotch , and that sir John's men behaved remark- ably ill . All this is possible , without any imputation on the courage of their commander ...
... appears , that in 1639 , the royal army , of which his troop formed a part , was defeated by the Scotch , and that sir John's men behaved remark- ably ill . All this is possible , without any imputation on the courage of their commander ...
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... appears to have very early acquired the friendship of the younger * There is a manuscript poem from his pen in the British Museum , re- plete with humour ; but the subject is of that gross kind which delicacy will not now tolerate.j 1 ...
... appears to have very early acquired the friendship of the younger * There is a manuscript poem from his pen in the British Museum , re- plete with humour ; but the subject is of that gross kind which delicacy will not now tolerate.j 1 ...
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... appears , not only from his name being found in all the manuscripts of his Lexicon , but from his being often mentioned by Eusta- thius in his Commentary upon Homer . The learned have differed in the same manner concerning the age of ...
... appears , not only from his name being found in all the manuscripts of his Lexicon , but from his being often mentioned by Eusta- thius in his Commentary upon Homer . The learned have differed in the same manner concerning the age of ...
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Էջ 319 - Seasons" wonders that he never saw before what Thomson shows him, and that he never yet has felt what Thomson impresses.
Էջ 365 - ... never heard a single word of it till on this occasion.' This surprise of Dr. Young, together with what Steele has said against Tickell in relation to this affair, make it highly probable that there was some underhand dealing in that business; and indeed Tickell himself, who is a very fair worthy man, has since, in a manner, as good as owned it to me.
Էջ 253 - Immediately after leaving the King's Bench Prison, By the benefit of the Act of Insolvency, In consequence of which he registered His Kingdom of Corsica For the use of his Creditors.
Էջ 320 - The great defect of the Seasons is want of method; but for this I know not that there was any remedy. Of many appearances subsisting all at once, no rule can be given why one should be mentioned before another ; yet the memory wants the help of order, and the curiosity is not excited by suspense or expectation. His diction is in the highest degree florid and luxuriant, such as may be said to be to his images and thoughts, " both their lustre and their shade:" such as invest them with splendour, through...
Էջ 365 - Soon after it was generally known that Mr. Tickell was publishing the first book of the Iliad, I met Dr. Young in the street; and, upon our falling into that subject, the Doctor expressed a great deal of surprise at Tickell's having had such a translation so long by him.
Էջ 63 - ... state, in order to put it out of the power of slander to be busy with her fame after death, she adjured him by their friendship to let her have the satisfaction of dying at least, though she had not lived, his acknowledged wife.
Էջ 108 - It is a singular fact that the will of the donor was made on the very day on which the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the College, Mr.
Էջ 319 - He thinks in a peculiar train, and he thinks always as a man of genius; he looks round on Nature and on Life, with the eye which Nature bestows only on a poet...
Էջ 188 - The only work Taylor published, was the " History of Gavelkind, with the etymology thereof; containing also an assertion, that our English laws are, for the most part, those that were used by the ancient Brytains, notwithstanding the several conquests of the Romans, Saxons, Danes, and Normans* With some observations and remarks upon many especial occurrences of British and English history. To which is added, a short history of William the conqueror, written in Latin by an anonymous author in the...
Էջ 334 - ... be disposed to consider as an insult. The Ode for St. Cecilia's day above mentioned was another effort of the burlesque kind, from Mr. THORNTON'S sportive muse, and afforded much entertainment. The sternest muscles must relax where it is read. It was professedly adapted to " the ancient British Music,