The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations of Their Works, Volume 2Derby & Jackson, 1857 - English poetry |
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... kind . The dialogue is one constant reciprocation of conceits , or clash of wit , in which nothing flows necessarily from the occasion , or is dictated by nature . The characters both of men and women are either fictitious and ...
... kind . The dialogue is one constant reciprocation of conceits , or clash of wit , in which nothing flows necessarily from the occasion , or is dictated by nature . The characters both of men and women are either fictitious and ...
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... kind of dramatic poetry . In this play , of which , when he afterwards revised it , he reduced the versification to greater regularity , there is more bustle than sen- timent ; the plot is busy and intricate , and the events take hold ...
... kind of dramatic poetry . In this play , of which , when he afterwards revised it , he reduced the versification to greater regularity , there is more bustle than sen- timent ; the plot is busy and intricate , and the events take hold ...
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... kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest of smartness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations . His comedies have therefore , in some degree ...
... kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest of smartness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations . His comedies have therefore , in some degree ...
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... kind of apology for his raillery . 21 Observations on some of Mr. Waller's Poems . ' 22 This was the first of his octavo publications . He had now degenerated from folio to octavo . Creation ' was " printed for S. Buckley and J. Tonson ...
... kind of apology for his raillery . 21 Observations on some of Mr. Waller's Poems . ' 22 This was the first of his octavo publications . He had now degenerated from folio to octavo . Creation ' was " printed for S. Buckley and J. Tonson ...
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... kind of sequel to ' The Guardian , ' " being of opinion , " as Hughes writes to Addison , " that such a design ought not to be dropped . " See four letters on this subject , including one from Blackmore , in Hughes's ' Corresp . ' vol ...
... kind of sequel to ' The Guardian , ' " being of opinion , " as Hughes writes to Addison , " that such a design ought not to be dropped . " See four letters on this subject , including one from Blackmore , in Hughes's ' Corresp . ' vol ...
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