Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1968 - English poetry |
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Page 141
... forming the character of Hudibras , and describing his person and habiliments , the author seems to labour with a ... formed , or in what manner he would have rewarded or punished his hero , it is now vain to conjecture . His BUTLER 141.
... forming the character of Hudibras , and describing his person and habiliments , the author seems to labour with a ... formed , or in what manner he would have rewarded or punished his hero , it is now vain to conjecture . His BUTLER 141.
Page 231
... formed their taste upon the French writers , can have no relish for Philips : they admire points and turns , and conse- quently have no judgement of what is great and majestick ; he must look little in their eyes , when he soars so high ...
... formed their taste upon the French writers , can have no relish for Philips : they admire points and turns , and conse- quently have no judgement of what is great and majestick ; he must look little in their eyes , when he soars so high ...
Page 271
... formed to write an epick poem on the actions either of Arthur or the Black Prince . He considered the epick as necessarily including some kind of super- natural agency , and had imagined a new kind of contest between the guardian angels ...
... formed to write an epick poem on the actions either of Arthur or the Black Prince . He considered the epick as necessarily including some kind of super- natural agency , and had imagined a new kind of contest between the guardian angels ...
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