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Page 13
What they wanted , however , of the sublime , they endeavoured to supply by
hyperbole ; their amplification had no limits ; they left not only reason but fancy
behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence , that not
only ...
What they wanted , however , of the sublime , they endeavoured to supply by
hyperbole ; their amplification had no limits ; they left not only reason but fancy
behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence , that not
only ...
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... strictly curious , whetherthe opinions from which they drew their illustrations
were true ; it was enough that they were popular . Bacon remarks , that some
falsehoods are continued by tradition , because they supply commodious
allusions .
... strictly curious , whetherthe opinions from which they drew their illustrations
were true ; it was enough that they were popular . Bacon remarks , that some
falsehoods are continued by tradition , because they supply commodious
allusions .
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... contain some hints of criticism very justly conceived and happily expressed .
Cowley ' s critical abilities have not been sufficiently observed : the few decisions
and remarks , which his prefaces and his notes on the Davideis supply , were at ...
... contain some hints of criticism very justly conceived and happily expressed .
Cowley ' s critical abilities have not been sufficiently observed : the few decisions
and remarks , which his prefaces and his notes on the Davideis supply , were at ...
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Pindarism prevailed about half a century ; but at last died gradually away , and
other imitations supply its place . The Pindaric Odes have so long enjoyed the
highest degree of poetical reputation , that I am not willing to dismiss them with ...
Pindarism prevailed about half a century ; but at last died gradually away , and
other imitations supply its place . The Pindaric Odes have so long enjoyed the
highest degree of poetical reputation , that I am not willing to dismiss them with ...
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be more disgusting than a narrative spangled with conceits ; and conceits are all
that the Davideis supplies . One of the great sources of poetical delight is
description , or the power of presenting pictures to the mind . Cowley gives
inferences ...
be more disgusting than a narrative spangled with conceits ; and conceits are all
that the Davideis supplies . One of the great sources of poetical delight is
description , or the power of presenting pictures to the mind . Cowley gives
inferences ...
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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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