The lives of the English poetsRivington, 1858 - 414 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 99
Page 1
... gives reason to suspect that his father was a sectary . Whoever he was , he died before the birth of his son , and consequently left him to the care of his mother ; whom Wood represents as struggling earnestly to procure him a literary ...
... gives reason to suspect that his father was a sectary . Whoever he was , he died before the birth of his son , and consequently left him to the care of his mother ; whom Wood represents as struggling earnestly to procure him a literary ...
Page 6
... his enemy may , without any violation of his integrity , regain his liberty , or preserve his life , by a promise of neutrality : for , the stipulation gives the enemy nothing which he had not before ; the neutrality of a 6 COWLEY .
... his enemy may , without any violation of his integrity , regain his liberty , or preserve his life , by a promise of neutrality : for , the stipulation gives the enemy nothing which he had not before ; the neutrality of a 6 COWLEY .
Page 11
... give some ac- count . The metaphysical poets were men of learning , and to shew their learning was their whole endeavour : but , unluckily re- solving to shew it in rhyme , instead of writing poetry they only wrote verses , and very ...
... give some ac- count . The metaphysical poets were men of learning , and to shew their learning was their whole endeavour : but , unluckily re- solving to shew it in rhyme , instead of writing poetry they only wrote verses , and very ...
Page 14
... give lustre to works which have more propriety , though less copiousness of sentiment . This kind of writing , which was , I believe , borrowed from Marino and his followers , had been recommended by the example of Donne , a man of very ...
... give lustre to works which have more propriety , though less copiousness of sentiment . This kind of writing , which was , I believe , borrowed from Marino and his followers , had been recommended by the example of Donne , a man of very ...
Page 15
... give , And th ' apples were demonstrative : So clear their colour and divine , The very shade they cast did other lights outshine . On Anacreon continuing a lover in his old age : Love was with thy life entwin'd , Close as heat with ...
... give , And th ' apples were demonstrative : So clear their colour and divine , The very shade they cast did other lights outshine . On Anacreon continuing a lover in his old age : Love was with thy life entwin'd , Close as heat with ...
Common terms and phrases
Absalom and Achitophel Addison admiration afterwards Almanzor ancient appears beauties better blank verse censure character Charles Dryden compositions considered Cowley criticism death defend delight diction diligence dramatic Dryden Duke Earl elegance English English poetry Euripides excellence fancy favour friends genius Georgics heroic honour Hudibras images imagination imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden Johnson's Lives Juvenal kind King known labour Lady language Latin learning lines Lord Lord Conway Milton mind nature never NIHIL numbers opinion Paradise Lost parliament passions perhaps Philips Pindar play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope pounds praise preface produced published reader reason relates remarks reputation rhyme satire says seems sentiments shew shewn sometimes Sprat style supposed Syphax thee thing thou thought tion told tragedy translation truth verses versification Virgil virtue Waller Westminster Abbey words write written wrote