Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1968 - English poetry |
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Page 51
... versification , which per- haps no other English line can equal : Begin , be bold , and venture to be wise . He who defers this work from day to day , Does on a river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream that stopp'd him shall be ...
... versification , which per- haps no other English line can equal : Begin , be bold , and venture to be wise . He who defers this work from day to day , Does on a river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream that stopp'd him shall be ...
Page 101
... versification new to all and disgusting to many , was an uncommon example of the prevalence of genius . The de- mand did not immediately increase ; for many more readers than were supplied at first the nation did not afford . Only three ...
... versification new to all and disgusting to many , was an uncommon example of the prevalence of genius . The de- mand did not immediately increase ; for many more readers than were supplied at first the nation did not afford . Only three ...
Page 239
... versification he was more likely to excel others in rhyme than without it , very rapidly adopted his master's preference . He therefore made rhyming tragedies , till , by the prevalence of mani- fest propriety , he seems to have grown ...
... versification he was more likely to excel others in rhyme than without it , very rapidly adopted his master's preference . He therefore made rhyming tragedies , till , by the prevalence of mani- fest propriety , he seems to have grown ...
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