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... poet of an " airy nothing , " and to quarrel as to write for what Cowley might have learned from his master Pindar to call " the dream of a shadow . " It is surely not difficult , in the solitude of a college , or in the bustle of the ...
... poet of an " airy nothing , " and to quarrel as to write for what Cowley might have learned from his master Pindar to call " the dream of a shadow . " It is surely not difficult , in the solitude of a college , or in the bustle of the ...
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... poets : of whom , in a criticism on the works of Cowley , it is not improper to 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 ...
... poets : of whom , in a criticism on the works of Cowley , it is not improper to 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 ...
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... poets , it is now proper to examine particularly the works of Cowley , who was almost the last of that race , and ... poet has hitherto afforded . To choose the best , among many good , is one of the most hazardous attempts of ...
... poets , it is now proper to examine particularly the works of Cowley , who was almost the last of that race , and ... poet has hitherto afforded . To choose the best , among many good , is one of the most hazardous attempts of ...
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Samuel Johnson. After such enthusiasm , who will not lament to find the poet conclude with lines like these : But stop , my Muse Hold thy Pindaric Pegasus closely in , Which does to rage begin - - ' Tis an unruly and a hard - mouth'd ...
Samuel Johnson. After such enthusiasm , who will not lament to find the poet conclude with lines like these : But stop , my Muse Hold thy Pindaric Pegasus closely in , Which does to rage begin - - ' Tis an unruly and a hard - mouth'd ...
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... poet that mingled Alexandrines at pleasure with the common heroic of ten syllables ; and from him Dryden borrowed the practice , whether ornamental or licentious . He considered the verse of twelve syllables as elevated and majestic ...
... poet that mingled Alexandrines at pleasure with the common heroic of ten syllables ; and from him Dryden borrowed the practice , whether ornamental or licentious . He considered the verse of twelve syllables as elevated and majestic ...
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