Lives of the English Poets: Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope |
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... lived at a time when the rage of party detected all which it was any man's interest to hide ; and , as little ill is heard of Prior , it is certain that not much was known . He was not afraid of provoking censure ; for when he forsook ...
... lived at a time when the rage of party detected all which it was any man's interest to hide ; and , as little ill is heard of Prior , it is certain that not much was known . He was not afraid of provoking censure ; for when he forsook ...
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... lived to be convinced that the essence of verse is order and con- sonance . His numbers are such as mere diligence may attain ; they seldom offend the ear , and seldom soothe it ; they commonly want airiness , lightness , and facility ...
... lived to be convinced that the essence of verse is order and con- sonance . His numbers are such as mere diligence may attain ; they seldom offend the ear , and seldom soothe it ; they commonly want airiness , lightness , and facility ...
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... lived for several years , but with very little attention to statutes or reports . His disposition to become an author appeared very early , as he very early felt that force of imagination , and possessed that copiousness of sentiment ...
... lived for several years , but with very little attention to statutes or reports . His disposition to become an author appeared very early , as he very early felt that force of imagination , and possessed that copiousness of sentiment ...
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... lived to see the reformation of the theatre . Of the powers by which this important victory was achieved , a quotation from Love for Love , and the remark upon it , may afford a specimen : - Sir Samps . " Sampson's a very good name ...
... lived to see the reformation of the theatre . Of the powers by which this important victory was achieved , a quotation from Love for Love , and the remark upon it , may afford a specimen : - Sir Samps . " Sampson's a very good name ...
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... lived many years after the publication of his " Miscellaneous Poems , " yet he added nothing to them , but lived on in literary indolence , engaged in no contro- versy , contending with no rival , neither soliciting flattery by public ...
... lived many years after the publication of his " Miscellaneous Poems , " yet he added nothing to them , but lived on in literary indolence , engaged in no contro- versy , contending with no rival , neither soliciting flattery by public ...
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Addison afterwards appear Atrides Battle of Ramillies beauties Binfield Blackmore Boileau Bolingbroke censure character Cibber composition Congreve considered contempt copies couplet criticism Curll declared delight Dennis desire diction diligence discovered Dryden Dunciad Earl Earl of Oxford edition elegance endeavoured English poets Epistle epitaph Essay Essay on Criticism excellence fame faults favour friends friendship genius Halifax heroes Homer honour Iliad images imitation judgment kind King known labour language learning letter lines lived Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lord Halifax mankind mind nature never numbers o'er opinion original performance perhaps Pindar pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's praise present printed Prior prose published readers reason remarks reputation RICHARD HAKLUYT ridicule SAMUEL JOHNSON satire says seems sometimes supposed Swift tell thought tion told translation verses versification virtue volume Warburton Westminster Abbey write written wrote