The Life of Thomas Dermody (Volume 2); Interspersed with Pieces of Original Poetry. Interspersed with Pieces of Original Poetry, Many Exhibiting Unexampled Prematurity of Genuine Poetical Talent and Containing a Series of Correspondence with Several Emine (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1806. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... wise deserving of that compliment; and I would wish to know why the Culex of the immortal Virgil, though a minor production, has escaped the accuracy of his various and elaborate editors. " I dread, my dear friend, the imputation of pedantry; though I pique myself on a liberality of opinion which to some will, I doubt not, appear preposterous, perhaps ridiculous. But it was ever my principle to judge and discriminate for myself; to despise the unmeaning clamour of the million; to assert the plea of insulted or forgotten merit, in whatever climate or century it might have arisen; and it shall likewise be my fondest wish, to establish the splendid temple of Critical Taste On the solid and impregnable basis of eternal truth." BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF WILLIAM BROWNE, AN OLD ENGLISH POET. " Having in a small collection of my poems, lately printed, quoted two passages from this very ingenious but much unknown writer, it may not perhaps be unpleasing or unprofitable to, take a short survey of his life, which has been left so long buried in obscurity; accompanied by a few remarks on his eminent powers of fanciful description, and the simple but energetic delicacy of his pastoral compositions. As the unmerited oblivion which attends this great genius precludes any minute disquisition, so his entire history may be comprised in a very small space; and it will be scarcely believed that we can find no trace of an edition of his works (except one) since the usurpation of Cromwell, though he had been highly commended by the learned Selden, and was an adopted favourite of the proud but judicious Ben. Jonson. " It is stated on good authority that William Browne was born at Tavistock in Devonshire, in the year 1590; his father, according to Prince in his Worthies of Devon, being ...