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" Wit, like all other things, subject by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and fashions, and, at different times, takes different forms. About the beginning of the seventeenth century, appeared a race of writers, that may be termed the... "
The British poets, including translations - Page 19
by British poets - 1822
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The Annual Register, Volume 22

1796 - 690 pages
...another. Wit, like other things fubjeS by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and falhions, and at different times takes different forms. About the beginning of the feventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphyfical poets ; of whom,...
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Annual Register, Volume 22

Edmund Burke - 1780 - 726 pages
...Wit, like other things fubjeft by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and faihions, and at different times takes different forms. About the beginning of the feventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphyfical poets ; of whom,...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...like all other things fubject by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and faftrions, and at different times takes different forms. About the beginning of the feventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphyfical poets ; of whom,...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...Wit, like all other things fubject by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and fafhions, and at different times takes different forms. About the beginning of the feventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphyfical poets ; of whom,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...like all other things, fubject by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and fafhions, and at different times takes different forms. About the beginning of the feventeenth century, appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphyfical poets; of whom,...
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The Lives of the English Poets: and a Criticism of Their Work

Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...Wit, like all other things fubject by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and fafhions, and at different times takes different forms. About the beginning of the feventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphyfical poets; of whom,...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ...

1796 - 692 pages
...Wit, like other tilings fubjeft by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and faihions, and at different times takes different forms. About the beginning of the feventeenth century appeared a race of writers that tnay be termed the metaphyfical poets ; of whom,...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...much praised, and too much. neglected at another. "Wit. like all other things subject by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and fashions, and at different times take different forms. About the beginning of the seventeenth century appealed a race of writers that...
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Lives of English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...Wit, like all other things fubject by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and fafhions, and at different times takes different forms. About the beginning of the feventeenth century, appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphylical poets ; of whom,...
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The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ...

Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...himself. Notes upon Shakfpeare, vol. 5, p. 462. Wit, like all other things subject by their nature to the choice of man, has its changes and fashions, and at different times takes different forms. Life ofCowley. The pride of wit and, knowledge is often mortified, by finding that they confer no security...
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