Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1968 - English poetry |
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Page 95
... never to his satisfaction , though he courted his fancy never so much ; so that , in all the years he was about this poem , he may be said to have spent half his time therein . ' Upon this relation Toland remarks , that in his opinion ...
... never to his satisfaction , though he courted his fancy never so much ; so that , in all the years he was about this poem , he may be said to have spent half his time therein . ' Upon this relation Toland remarks , that in his opinion ...
Page 429
... never printed the piece . The Letter from Italy has been always praised , but has never been praised beyond its merit . It is more correct , with less appearance of labour , and more elegant , with less ambition of ornament , than any ...
... never printed the piece . The Letter from Italy has been always praised , but has never been praised beyond its merit . It is more correct , with less appearance of labour , and more elegant , with less ambition of ornament , than any ...
Page 437
... never have talked at this foolish rate so near : ' Gods ! thou must be cautious . Oh ! yes , very cautious : for if Cato should overhear you , and turn you off for politicians , Caesar would never take you ; no , Caesar would never take ...
... never have talked at this foolish rate so near : ' Gods ! thou must be cautious . Oh ! yes , very cautious : for if Cato should overhear you , and turn you off for politicians , Caesar would never take you ; no , Caesar would never take ...
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Absalom and Achitophel Addison admiration afterwards ancient appears beauties better blank verse Cato censure character Charles Dryden compositions considered Cowley criticism death delight diction diligence dramatick Dryden duke Earl elegance endeavoured English excellence fancy favour friends genius heroick honour Hudibras images imagination imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden judgement Juvenal kind King known labour Lady language Latin learning lines lived lord Lord Conway Lord Roscommon Milton mind nature never NIHIL numbers observed opinion Paradise Lost passages passions performance perhaps Philips Pindar play pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope pounds praise produced publick published reader reason relates remarks reputation rhyme satire says seems Sempronius sentiments shew shewn sometimes Sprat supposed Syphax Tatler thing thou thought tion told tragedy translation Tyrannick Love verses versification Virgil virtue Waller Whig words write written wrote