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... says of Spenser , that he wrote no language , but has formed what Butler calls a Babylonish Dialect , in itself harsh and barbarous , but made by exalted genius and extensive learning , the vehicle of so much instruction and so much ...
... says of Spenser , that he wrote no language , but has formed what Butler calls a Babylonish Dialect , in itself harsh and barbarous , but made by exalted genius and extensive learning , the vehicle of so much instruction and so much ...
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... says , A sword so great , that it was only fit To take off his great head who came with it . Other poets describe death by some of its common appear- ances ; Cowley says , with a learned allusion to sepulchral lamps , real or ...
... says , A sword so great , that it was only fit To take off his great head who came with it . Other poets describe death by some of its common appear- ances ; Cowley says , with a learned allusion to sepulchral lamps , real or ...
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... say , Nor wine nor love could ever see me gay ; To writing bred , I knew not what to say . There are men whose ... says it of himself . But whatever was his character as a companion , it appears that he lived in familiarity with ...
... say , Nor wine nor love could ever see me gay ; To writing bred , I knew not what to say . There are men whose ... says it of himself . But whatever was his character as a companion , it appears that he lived in familiarity with ...
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Absalom and Achitophel Addison afterwards appears beauties blank verse called censured character Charles Dryden comedy composition Congreve considered Cowley criticism death delight diction diligence dramatick Dryden Dunciad Earl easily elegance endeavoured English English poetry epick epitaph Euripides excellence fancy favour friends genius heroick Homer honour Iliad images imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden judgement Juvenal kind King known labour lady language Latin learning Letters lines lived Lord Lord Halifax metaphysical poets Milton mind nature never numbers opinion Paradise Lost passions perhaps Pindar play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise preface produced publick published reader reason remarks reputation rhyme satire says seems sentiments shew shewn sometimes stanza supposed tell things Thomson thou thought tion told tragedy translation Tyrannick Love verses versification Virgil virtue WILLIAM CONGREVE words write written wrote