Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1968 - English poetry |
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... sentiments of the metaphysical poets , it is now proper to examine particularly the works of Cowley , who was almost ... sentiment , from burlesque levity to awful grandeur . Such an assemb- lage of diversified excellence no other poet ...
... sentiments of the metaphysical poets , it is now proper to examine particularly the works of Cowley , who was almost ... sentiment , from burlesque levity to awful grandeur . Such an assemb- lage of diversified excellence no other poet ...
Page 122
... sentiments and the diction . The sentiments , as expressive of manners , or appro- priated to characters , are , for the greater part unexcept- ionably just . Splendid passages , containing lessons of morality , or precepts of prudence ...
... sentiments and the diction . The sentiments , as expressive of manners , or appro- priated to characters , are , for the greater part unexcept- ionably just . Splendid passages , containing lessons of morality , or precepts of prudence ...
Page 203
... sentiment , and very little from novelty of expression . Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind ... sentiments purely religious , it will be found that the most simple expression is the most sublime . Poetry loses ...
... sentiment , and very little from novelty of expression . Poetry pleases by exhibiting an idea more grateful to the mind ... sentiments purely religious , it will be found that the most simple expression is the most sublime . Poetry loses ...
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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