The lives of the English poetsRivington, 1858 - 414 pages |
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Page 39
... tion are employed , with the skill of a man acquainted with the best models . The past is recalled by narration , and the future anticipated by vision : but he has been so lavish of his poetical art , that it is difficult to imagine now ...
... tion are employed , with the skill of a man acquainted with the best models . The past is recalled by narration , and the future anticipated by vision : but he has been so lavish of his poetical art , that it is difficult to imagine now ...
Page 46
... tion is imitated by no subsequent Roman poet : because Virgil himself filled up one broken line in the heat of recita- tion ; because in one the sense is now unfinished ; and because all that can be done by a broken verse , a line ...
... tion is imitated by no subsequent Roman poet : because Virgil himself filled up one broken line in the heat of recita- tion ; because in one the sense is now unfinished ; and because all that can be done by a broken verse , a line ...
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... tion can excuse . His frenzy lasted not long ; and he seems to have regained his full force of mind ; for he wrote afterwards his excellent poem upon the death of Cowley , whom he was not long to sur- vive ; for on the 19th of March ...
... tion can excuse . His frenzy lasted not long ; and he seems to have regained his full force of mind ; for he wrote afterwards his excellent poem upon the death of Cowley , whom he was not long to sur- vive ; for on the 19th of March ...
Page 78
... tion of Eve , with their love and marriage . After this , Lucifer appears ; after his overthrow , bemoans himself , seeks revenge on man . The Chorus prepare resistance on his first approach . At last , after discourse of enmity on ...
... tion of Eve , with their love and marriage . After this , Lucifer appears ; after his overthrow , bemoans himself , seeks revenge on man . The Chorus prepare resistance on his first approach . At last , after discourse of enmity on ...
Page 87
... tion to the seventh , that the return of the King had clouded him with discountenance , and that he was offended by the licentious festivity of the Restoration . There are no other internal notes of time . Milton , being now cleared ...
... tion to the seventh , that the return of the King had clouded him with discountenance , and that he was offended by the licentious festivity of the Restoration . There are no other internal notes of time . Milton , being now cleared ...
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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