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Page 7
... and sixth , the uses of trees , in heroic numbers . At the same time were
produced , from the same university , the two great poets , Cowley and Milton , of
dissimilar genius , of opposite principles ; but concurring in the cultivation of
COWLEY.
... and sixth , the uses of trees , in heroic numbers . At the same time were
produced , from the same university , the two great poets , Cowley and Milton , of
dissimilar genius , of opposite principles ; but concurring in the cultivation of
COWLEY.
Page 8
But this was a time of such general hope , that great numbers were inevitably
disappointed ; and Cowley found his reward very tediously delayed . He had
been promised by both Charles the First and Second , the mastership of the
Savoy ...
But this was a time of such general hope , that great numbers were inevitably
disappointed ; and Cowley found his reward very tediously delayed . He had
been promised by both Charles the First and Second , the mastership of the
Savoy ...
Page 14
Denham and Waller sought another way to fame , by improving the harmony of
our numbers . Milton tried the metaphysic style only in his lines upon Hobson the
Carrier . Cowley adopted it , and excelled his predecessors , having as much ...
Denham and Waller sought another way to fame , by improving the harmony of
our numbers . Milton tried the metaphysic style only in his lines upon Hobson the
Carrier . Cowley adopted it , and excelled his predecessors , having as much ...
Page 17
... been recited of old ; but whence the different sounds arose remained for a
modern to discover : Th ' ungovern ' d parts no correspondence knew ; An artless
war from thwarting motions grew ; Till they to number and fixt roles were brought .
... been recited of old ; but whence the different sounds arose remained for a
modern to discover : Th ' ungovern ' d parts no correspondence knew ; An artless
war from thwarting motions grew ; Till they to number and fixt roles were brought .
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It is urged by Dr. Sprat , that the irregularity of numbers is the very thing which
makes that kind of poesy fit for all manner of subjects . But he should have
remembered , that what is fit for every thing can fit nothing well . The great
pleasure of ...
It is urged by Dr. Sprat , that the irregularity of numbers is the very thing which
makes that kind of poesy fit for all manner of subjects . But he should have
remembered , that what is fit for every thing can fit nothing well . The great
pleasure of ...
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| Title | The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Collection of British and American Authors Collection of British authors Volumes 418-419 of Collection of British authors, Tauchnitz edition Volume 418 of Tauchnitz edition The Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1858 |
| Original from | Barcelona Athenaeum Library |
| Digitized | 22 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 414 pages |
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