Lives of the English Poets: Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope |
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... and in the case of Blackmore the regard for the religious purpose of Blackmore's poem on " The Creation " gave to Johnson , as to Addison , an undue sense of its literary value . With his " Life of Pope , " which occupies INTRODUCTION. ...
... and in the case of Blackmore the regard for the religious purpose of Blackmore's poem on " The Creation " gave to Johnson , as to Addison , an undue sense of its literary value . With his " Life of Pope , " which occupies INTRODUCTION. ...
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... sense enough to conceal his uneasiness . " The City Mouse and Country Mouse " procured its authors more solid advantages than the pleasure of fret- ting Dryden , for they were both speedily preferred . Montague , indeed , obtained the ...
... sense enough to conceal his uneasiness . " The City Mouse and Country Mouse " procured its authors more solid advantages than the pleasure of fret- ting Dryden , for they were both speedily preferred . Montague , indeed , obtained the ...
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... sense in which the general preliminary engagements are entered into ; besides which , as he is the best versed in matters of trade of all your Majesty's servants who have been trusted in this secret , if you shall think fit to employ ...
... sense in which the general preliminary engagements are entered into ; besides which , as he is the best versed in matters of trade of all your Majesty's servants who have been trusted in this secret , if you shall think fit to employ ...
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... sense of his own incapacity ; Prior , who was employed by men very capable of estimating his value , having been secretary to one embassy , had , when great abilities were again wanted , the same office another time ; and was , after so ...
... sense of his own incapacity ; Prior , who was employed by men very capable of estimating his value , having been secretary to one embassy , had , when great abilities were again wanted , the same office another time ; and was , after so ...
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... sense from one couplet to another with variety of pauses . This he has attempted , but without success ; his interrupted lines are unpleasing , and his sense , as less distinct , is less striking . He has altered the stanza of Spenser ...
... sense from one couplet to another with variety of pauses . This he has attempted , but without success ; his interrupted lines are unpleasing , and his sense , as less distinct , is less striking . He has altered the stanza of Spenser ...
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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