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PREFACES BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL TO THE WORKS OF THE ENGLISH POETS. - Page 84
by SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Prior. Congreve. Blackmore ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pages
...excites neither furprife nor admiration; he always underftands himfelf, and his reader always underftands him: the perufer of Swift wants little previous knowledge;...required to mount elevations, nor to explore profundities l his pafF f 2 fage fage is always on a level, along folid ground^ vithout alperities, without obftruclion.....
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The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pages
...excites neither furprife nor admiration; he always underftands himfelf, and his reader always underftands him: the perufer of Swift wants little previous knowledge;...and common things; he is neither required to mount ele\rations, nor to explore profundities ; his pafF f 2 faee fage is always on a level, along folid...
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Prior. Congreve. Blackmore. Fenton. Gay. Granville. Yalden ..., Volumes 3-4

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 602 pages
...himfelf, and his reader always underftands him: the perufer of Swift wants little previous knowledge J it will be fufficient that he is acquainted with common...mount elevations, nor to explore profundities} his pafF f 2 fage fage is always on a level, along folid ground * without afperities, without obftruction....
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English ..., Volume 58

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 248 pages
...neither furprize nor admiration ; he always understands himfelf, and his reader always understands him : the. perufer of Swift wants little previous....fufficient that he. is acquainted with common words and comcommon things ; he iS neither required to mount elevations, nor to explore profundities; his paffage...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Prior. Congreve. Blackmore ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 478 pages
...always underftands him : the perufer bf Swift wants little previous knowledge; it will be fufEcient that he is acquainted with common words and common things; he is neither required to mount ele-» vations, nor to explore profundities ; his pafF f 2 fage fagc is always on. a level, along folid...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical ..., Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 472 pages
...neither furprife nor admiration ; he always underftands himfelf : and his reader always underftands him : the perufer of Swift wants little previous knowledge...profundities ; his paffage is always on a level, along foJid ground, without afperities, without obftrudion. This eafy and fafe conveyance of, meaning it...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 3

English poets - 1790 - 332 pages
...excites neither furprife nor admiration; he always underftands himfelf: and his readers always underftand him : the perufer of Swift wants little previous knowledge...mount elevations, nor to explore profundities ; his paflage is always on a level, along folid ground, without afperities, without obftruftion. This eafy...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets,: With Critical ..., Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - 1791 - 490 pages
...neither furprife nor admiration ; he always underftands himfelf ; and his readers always underftand him : the perufer of Swift wants little previous knowledge...mount elevations, nor to explore profundities ; his paflage is always on a level, along folid ground, without afperities, without obftruction. This eafy...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: Prior. Congreve. Blackmore ...

Samuel Johnson - 1794 - 424 pages
...neither furprife nor admiration ; he always tmderftands himfelf; and • his readers always imderftand him: the perufer of Swift wants little previous knowledge...he is neither required to mount elevations, nor to *xplore profundities ; his paflage is always on G c 2 a level, a level, along folid ground, without...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Swift. Thompson. Watts ...

1794 - 954 pages
...underftimiliimfclf, and his readers always undcrftand him. The perufcr of Swift wants little previous kiKjuIcdgc; it will be fufficient that he is acquainted with common words and commou things ; he л neither required to mount elevations, nor to explore profundities ; his paffcgc...
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