Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1968 - English poetry |
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... sometimes invited , and sometimes forsaken ; fatigues his fancy , and ransacks his memory , for images which may exhibit the gaiety of hope , or the gloominess of despair , and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis sometimes in ...
... sometimes invited , and sometimes forsaken ; fatigues his fancy , and ransacks his memory , for images which may exhibit the gaiety of hope , or the gloominess of despair , and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis sometimes in ...
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... sometimes descriptive , sometimes argumentative . The defects and faults of Paradise Lost , for faults and defects every work of man must have , it is the business of impartial criticism to discover . As , in displaying the ex- cellence ...
... sometimes descriptive , sometimes argumentative . The defects and faults of Paradise Lost , for faults and defects every work of man must have , it is the business of impartial criticism to discover . As , in displaying the ex- cellence ...
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... sometimes grateful to the reader , and sometimes con- venient to the poet . Fenton was of opinion that Dryden was too liberal and Pope too sparing in their use . The rhymes of Dryden are commonly just , and he valued himself for his ...
... sometimes grateful to the reader , and sometimes con- venient to the poet . Fenton was of opinion that Dryden was too liberal and Pope too sparing in their use . The rhymes of Dryden are commonly just , and he valued himself for his ...
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