The lives of the English poetsRivington, 1858 - 414 pages |
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Page 60
... dramatic entertainment . He began now to grow weary of the country , and had some purpose of taking chambers in the Inns of Court , when the death of his mother set him at liberty to travel , for which he obtained his father's consent ...
... dramatic entertainment . He began now to grow weary of the country , and had some purpose of taking chambers in the Inns of Court , when the death of his mother set him at liberty to travel , for which he obtained his father's consent ...
Page 83
... dramatic work , which he is supposed to have begun to reduce to its present form about the time ( 1655 ) when he finished his dispute with the defenders of the King . He long before had promised to adorn his native country by some great ...
... dramatic work , which he is supposed to have begun to reduce to its present form about the time ( 1655 ) when he finished his dispute with the defenders of the King . He long before had promised to adorn his native country by some great ...
Page 103
... dramatic representation , that no precedents can sup- port it . The discourse of the Spirit is too long ; an objection that may be made to almost all the following speeches ; they have not the sprightliness of a dialogue animated by ...
... dramatic representation , that no precedents can sup- port it . The discourse of the Spirit is too long ; an objection that may be made to almost all the following speeches ; they have not the sprightliness of a dialogue animated by ...
Page 104
... dramatic energy , and diver- sify by retrospection and anticipation ; morality must teach him the exact bounds , and different shades of vice and virtue ; from policy , and the practice of life , he has to learn the dis- criminations of ...
... dramatic energy , and diver- sify by retrospection and anticipation ; morality must teach him the exact bounds , and different shades of vice and virtue ; from policy , and the practice of life , he has to learn the dis- criminations of ...
Page 116
... dramatic powers . Had this poem been written not by Milton , but by some imitator , it would have claimed and received universal praise . If " Paradise Regained " has been too much depreciated , " Sampson Agonistes " has in requital ...
... dramatic powers . Had this poem been written not by Milton , but by some imitator , it would have claimed and received universal praise . If " Paradise Regained " has been too much depreciated , " Sampson Agonistes " has in requital ...
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