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" I rejoice to concur with the common reader; for by the common sense of readers, uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of subtilty and the dogmatism of learning, must be finally decided all claim to poetical honours. The 'Church-yard'... "
The lives of the most eminent English poets, with critical observations on ... - Page 410
by Samuel Johnson - 1835
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The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of fubtilty and the dogmatifm of learning, muft be finally decided all claim to poetical honours. The Church-yard abounds with images which find a mirrour in every mind, and with fentiments to which every bofom returns an echo. The four ftanzas beginning...
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 294 pages
...with Kterary prejudices, after all the refinements of fubtilty and the degmatifm of learning, mull be finally de-cided all claim to poetical honours....•The Church-yard abounds with images which find a mirrour in every mind, and with fentiments to which every bofom returns an echo. The four ftanzas beginning...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of fubtilty and the dogmatifm of learning, muft be finally decided all claim to poetical honours. The Church-yard abounds with images which find a mirrour in every mind, and with femiments to which every bofom returns an echo. The four ftanzas. beginning...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of fubtilty and the dogmatifm of learning, muft be finally decided all claim to poetical honours. The Church-yard abounds with images which find a mirrour in every mind, and with fentiments to which every bofom returns an echo. The four ftanzas,...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 6

English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...the dogmatifm of learning, muft be finally decided all claim to poetical honours. The " Church- yard" abounds with images which find a mirror in every mind, and with fentiments to which every bofom returns an echo. The four ftanzas, beginning " Yet "even thefe bones,"...
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Observations on Pope

Gilbert Wakefield - 1796 - 382 pages
...literary prejudices, after all " the refinements of fubtlety and the dogmatifm of " learning, muft be finally decided all claim to poetical " honours....The Church-yard abounds with images, « which find a mirrour in every mind ; and with fenti" ments, to which every bofom returns an echo. Th-e " four ftanzas...
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The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray: With the Life of the Author

Thomas Gray - 1798 - 130 pages
...and the dogmatifm oflearning, muft be finally decided, all claim to poetical honours. The Cburcb-yard abounds with images which find a mirror in every mind, and with fentiments to which every bofom returns an echo. The four ftanzas beginning, Yet fen tbcft Ixmei are...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...common sense of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after al! the refinements of subtility and the dogmatism of learning, must be finally decided...with sentiments to which every bosom returns an echo. 1 he four stanzas, beginning Yet even these bones," are to me original : I have never seen the notions...
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A New History of Great Britain: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the ...

John Adams - 1803 - 486 pages
...Europe, being equally acquainted with the elegant and profound parts of. fcience. His Elegy in:a Country Church-yard abounds with images which find a mirror in every mind, and with iemirnents to which every bofom returns an echo. After the death of Gibber, Mr. Gray had the honour...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...common sense of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudices^ after all the refinements of subtility and the dogmatism of learning, must be finally decided...with sentiments to which every bosom returns an echo. 1 he four stanzas, beginning Yet even these bones," are to me original : I have never seen the notions...
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