from Sprat's account, that he always acknowledged her care, and juftly paid the dues of filial gratitude. * In the window of his mother's apartment lay Spenfer's Fairy Queen ; in which he very early took delight to read, till, by feeling the charms of... The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces - Strona 3autor: Samuel Johnson - 1779Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Liczba stron: 358
...fon eminent, and, I hope, by feeing him fortunate, and partaking his profperity. We know at leaft, from Sprat's account, that he always acknowledged...feeling the charms of verfe, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a Poet. Such are the accidents, which, fometimes remembered, and perhaps fometimes forgotten,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - Liczba stron: 498
...her fon eminent, and, Fhope, by feeing him fortunate, and partaking his profperity. We know at leaft, from Sprat's account, that he always acknowledged...very early took delight to read, till, by feeling the jharms of terfe, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably.a poet. Such are the accidents, which, fometimes... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - Liczba stron: 478
...fon eminent, and, I hope, by feeing him fortunate, and partaking his profperity. We know at leaft, from Sprat's account, that he always acknowledged...feeling the charms of verfe, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such are the accidents which, fometimes remembered, and perhaps fometimes forgotten,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1795 - Liczba stron: 610
...pofterity. We know at feaft, from Sprat's account, that he arways acknowledged her care, and juitly paid the dues of filial gratitude. • In the window of his mother's apartment lay Spenfer-'s. Fairy Q¿çen;' in which he very early took delight to read, till, by feeling the charms... | |
| George Gregory - 1798 - Liczba stron: 580
...poet Cowley, Dr. Johnfon informs us, that, " In .the window of his mother's apartment, lay Spencer's Fairy Queen ; in which he very early took delight to read, till by feeling the chirms of verfe, he became, as he relates, irrecoverably a poet. Such (adds this great moralifl) are... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - Liczba stron: 336
...prosperity. We know at least, from Sprat's account, that he always acknowledged her care, and justly paid the dues of filial gratitude. In the window of his mother's apartment lay Spencer's Fairy Queen; in which he very early took delight to read, till, by feeling the charms of... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1806 - Liczba stron: 294
...prosperity. We know at least, from Sprat's account, that he always acknowledged her care, and justly paid the dues of filial gratitude. In the window of his mother's apartment lay Spenser's Fairy Queen; in which he very early took delight to read, till, by feeling the charms of... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1809 - Liczba stron: 296
...prosperity. We know at least, from Sprat's account, that he always acknowledged her care, and justly paid the dues of filial gratitude. In the window of his mother's apartment lay Spenser's Fairy Queen; in which he very early took delight to read, till, by feeling the charms of... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1809 - Liczba stron: 292
...prosperity. We know at least, from Sprat's account, that he always acknowledged her care, and justly paid the dues of filial gratitude. In the window of his mother's apartment lay Spenser's Fairy Queen j in which he very early took delight to read, till, by feeling the charms of... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1809 - Liczba stron: 296
...prosperity. We know at least, from Sprat's account, that he always acknowledged her care, and justly paid the dues of filial gratitude. In the window of his mother's apartment lay Spenser's Fairy Queen; in which he very early took delight to read, till, by feeling the charms of... | |
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