The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 3Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... poems in Dodsley's collection ; and various other small pieces ; but , being a very modest man , never put his name to any thing . He showed me a translation which he had made of Ovid's Epistles , very prettily done . There is a good ...
... poems in Dodsley's collection ; and various other small pieces ; but , being a very modest man , never put his name to any thing . He showed me a translation which he had made of Ovid's Epistles , very prettily done . There is a good ...
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... observing , that any author might be used in the same manner ; and that it was pleasing to see the variety of an author's compositions at different periods . We talked of Flatman's Poems ; and Mrs. Thrale ob- ÆTAT . 67. ] 23 DR . JOHNSON .
... observing , that any author might be used in the same manner ; and that it was pleasing to see the variety of an author's compositions at different periods . We talked of Flatman's Poems ; and Mrs. Thrale ob- ÆTAT . 67. ] 23 DR . JOHNSON .
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James Boswell. We talked of Flatman's Poems ; and Mrs. Thrale ob- served , that Pope had partly borrowed from him The dying Christian to his Soul . Johnson repeated Roches- ter's verses upon Flatman , which I think by much too severe ...
James Boswell. We talked of Flatman's Poems ; and Mrs. Thrale ob- served , that Pope had partly borrowed from him The dying Christian to his Soul . Johnson repeated Roches- ter's verses upon Flatman , which I think by much too severe ...
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... poems did ; for you there saw a man constantly at work in literature . " Johnson acquiesced in this ; but depreciated the book , I takers , who had agreed , in case of success , to make Cibber a present of some addition to the twenty ...
... poems did ; for you there saw a man constantly at work in literature . " Johnson acquiesced in this ; but depreciated the book , I takers , who had agreed , in case of success , to make Cibber a present of some addition to the twenty ...
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... poem . " 66 We talked of translation . I said , I could not define it , nor could I think of a similitude to illustrate it ; but that it appeared to me the translation of poetry could be only imitation . JOHNSON . You may translate ...
... poem . " 66 We talked of translation . I said , I could not define it , nor could I think of a similitude to illustrate it ; but that it appeared to me the translation of poetry could be only imitation . JOHNSON . You may translate ...
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