Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1968 - English poetry |
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Page 115
... images are properly selected , and nicely distinguished ; but the colours of the diction seem not sufficiently discriminated . I know not whether the characters are kept sufficiently apart . No mirth can , indeed , be found in his ...
... images are properly selected , and nicely distinguished ; but the colours of the diction seem not sufficiently discriminated . I know not whether the characters are kept sufficiently apart . No mirth can , indeed , be found in his ...
Page 127
... images . This Milton has undertaken , and performed with pregnancy and vigour of mind peculiar to himself . Whoever considers the few radical positions which the Scriptures afforded him , will wonder by what energetick operation he ...
... images . This Milton has undertaken , and performed with pregnancy and vigour of mind peculiar to himself . Whoever considers the few radical positions which the Scriptures afforded him , will wonder by what energetick operation he ...
Page 198
... images of gallantry are not always in the highest degree delicate . Then shall my love this doubt displace , And gain such trust that I may come And banquet sometimes on thy face , But make my constant meals at home . Some applications ...
... images of gallantry are not always in the highest degree delicate . Then shall my love this doubt displace , And gain such trust that I may come And banquet sometimes on thy face , But make my constant meals at home . Some applications ...
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