The Works of the English Poets, Vol. 3: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Samuel Johnson

9780483784352: The Works of the English Poets, Vol. 3: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical (Classic Reprint)

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Wipe off the afperfions that were ignorantly cafh bv fome on his birth. It is to be remembered for our author's honour, that, when at Weft minfter ele�'cion he flood a candidate for one of the univerfities, he fo fignally dil'tinguifhed himfelf by his confpicuous performances, that there arofe no fmall contention between the re prefentative electors Of Trinity-college in Cam bridge and Chrift-church in Oxon, which of thofe two royal focieties Ihould adopt him as their own. But the eleftors of Trinity-college having the preference of choice that year, they refolutely elected him; who yet, being invited at the fame time to Chirft-church, chofe to ac Cept of a fiudentfhip there. Mr. Smith's per feftions, as well natural as acquired, fcem to have been formed upon Horace's plan; who fays, in his Art of Poetry.

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