Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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... English , and his wording is ' not strained to convey a merely classical interpretation . His Latin words have their English meanings , not reverting to their original sense . As to the actual criticism , we are not so much hurt by ...
... English , and his wording is ' not strained to convey a merely classical interpretation . His Latin words have their English meanings , not reverting to their original sense . As to the actual criticism , we are not so much hurt by ...
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... English generation must mention with reverence as a critic and a poet . Dryden may be properly considered as the father of English criticism , as the writer who first taught us to determine upon principles the merit of composition . Of ...
... English generation must mention with reverence as a critic and a poet . Dryden may be properly considered as the father of English criticism , as the writer who first taught us to determine upon principles the merit of composition . Of ...
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... English genius for poetry . " Nothing is better known of Boileau , than that he had an injudicious and peevish contempt of modern Latin , and therefore his profession of regard was probably the effect of his civility rather than ...
... English genius for poetry . " Nothing is better known of Boileau , than that he had an injudicious and peevish contempt of modern Latin , and therefore his profession of regard was probably the effect of his civility rather than ...
Contents
ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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