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... Milton , as of Hudibras ; if we strike out of the num- ber of these supposed admirers , those who appear such out of fashion , and not of feeling ? SWIFT's rhapfody on poetry is far more popular than Akenfide's noble ode to lord ...
... Milton , as of Hudibras ; if we strike out of the num- ber of these supposed admirers , those who appear such out of fashion , and not of feeling ? SWIFT's rhapfody on poetry is far more popular than Akenfide's noble ode to lord ...
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Joseph Warton. 9 Penferofo of Milton . Had you written only these fatires , you would indeed have gained the title of a man of wit , and a man of fense ; but , I am confi- dent , would not infift on being deno- minated a POET , MERELY on ...
Joseph Warton. 9 Penferofo of Milton . Had you written only these fatires , you would indeed have gained the title of a man of wit , and a man of fense ; but , I am confi- dent , would not infift on being deno- minated a POET , MERELY on ...
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... MILTON . In the fecond class should be ranked , such as poffeffed the true 2 , poetical genius , in a more moderate degree , but who had noble talents for moral , ethical , and panegyrical poefy . 1 At At the head of these are DRYDEN ...
... MILTON . In the fecond class should be ranked , such as poffeffed the true 2 , poetical genius , in a more moderate degree , but who had noble talents for moral , ethical , and panegyrical poefy . 1 At At the head of these are DRYDEN ...
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... Milton on LYCIDAS , one of his juvenile pieces . Πα ποκ ' ες ἦσθ ἱκα Δαφνις ἔτακείο ; πα ποια , Νύμφαι ; Η καλα Πηνείω καλα τέμπεα , η κατα Πίνδω ; Ου γαρ δη επολέμοιο με αν ροον ἔιχεία Αναπως Ουδ ' Αίνας σκοπιαν , εδ ' Ακκιδου ἱερον ...
... Milton on LYCIDAS , one of his juvenile pieces . Πα ποκ ' ες ἦσθ ἱκα Δαφνις ἔτακείο ; πα ποια , Νύμφαι ; Η καλα Πηνείω καλα τέμπεα , η κατα Πίνδω ; Ου γαρ δη επολέμοιο με αν ροον ἔιχεία Αναπως Ουδ ' Αίνας σκοπιαν , εδ ' Ακκιδου ἱερον ...
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... Milton , in which I think him inferior to the laft quoted paffage , except perhaps in the third line ; first remarking that both authors are much indebted to Spenfert , and perhaps to Drayton . Rivers arife ! whether thou be the fon Of ...
... Milton , in which I think him inferior to the laft quoted paffage , except perhaps in the third line ; first remarking that both authors are much indebted to Spenfert , and perhaps to Drayton . Rivers arife ! whether thou be the fon Of ...
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