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" Latin proverb, were not always the least happy. And as his fancy was quick, so likewise were the products of it remote and new. He borrowed not of any other; and his imaginations were such as could not easily enter into any other man. "
A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen - Page 296
by George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853
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The Dramatick Works of John Dryden, Esq: Secret love: or, The maiden queen ...

John Dryden - 1725 - 438 pages
...Proverb, were not always the leaft happy. And as his Fancy was quick, fo likewife were the Producís of it remote and new. He borrowed not of any other ; and his Imaginations were fuch as could not eafily enter into any other Man. His Corrections were fober and judicious : And he...
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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Time ..., Volume 2

Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...proverb, were not always the Jeaft happy, and as his fancy was quick, fo likewife were the produfts of it remote and new. He borrowed not of any other, and hit imagination} were fuch as could not eafily enter into any other man. His correftions were fober...
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The Companion to the Play-house: Or, An Historical Account of All ..., Volume 2

David Erskine Baker - 1764 - 396 pages
...verb, were not always the leaft ' happy ; and as his Fancy was 'quick, fo likewife were the ' Products of it remote and new. ' He borrowed not of any other, ' and his Imaginauons were fuch ' as could not eafily enter into ii any other Man. — His Correc" tions were...
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets: Dryden

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 pages
...proverb, " were not always the leaft happy; and " as his fancy was quick, fo likewife " were the products of it remote and " new. He borrowed not of any other, ** and his imaginations were fuch S6 ** £«uld not eafily enter into any other "man." The effect produced by the conjunction of...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Dryden. Smith. Duke. King ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pages
...proverb, were not always the leaft happy ; " and as his fancy was quick, fo likewife " were the produces of it remote and new. •* He borrowed not of any other, and his " imaginations were fuch as could not cafily " enter into any other man." The effect produced by the conjunction of thefe...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pages
...proverb, were not always the leaft happy • " and as his fancy was quick, fo likewife " were the produces of it remote and new. " He borrowed not of any other, and his " imaginations were fuch as could not eafily *' enter into any other man." The effed produced by the conjunction of thefe...
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 pages
...were not always the leaft happy; and " as his fancy was quick, fo likewifc •** were the produces of it remote and ** new. He borrowed not of any other, " and his imaginations were 'fuch as " could not eafily enter into any other " man." The effecl: produced by the conjunction of...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...proverb, were not always ** the leaft happy, and as his fancy was quick, fo " likewife were the products of it remote and new. " He borrowed not of any other, and his imagina" tions were fuch as could not eafily enter into any ** other man." The effecT: produced by...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...proverb, were not always " the leaft happy, and as his fancy was quick, fo " likewife were the products of it remote and new. " He borrowed not of any other, and his imagina*' tions were fuch as could not eafily enter into any ** other man." The cffect produced by...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...proverb, were not al" ways the leaft happy ; and as his fancy was quick, " fo likewife were the products of it remote and new. " He borrowed not of any other, and his imagina" tions were fuch as could not eafily enter into any " other man." The eflect produced by the...
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