The lives of the English poets: in 2 vol, Volume 1Tauchnitz, 1858 - 402 pages |
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... copied from descriptions , by imitations borrowed from imita- tions , by traditional imagery , and hereditary similes , by readiness of rhyme , and volubility of syllables , In perusing the works of this race of authors , COWLEY . 13.
... copied from descriptions , by imitations borrowed from imita- tions , by traditional imagery , and hereditary similes , by readiness of rhyme , and volubility of syllables , In perusing the works of this race of authors , COWLEY . 13.
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... 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 unabated censure ; and surely , though the mode of their composition be ...
... 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 unabated censure ; and surely , though the mode of their composition be ...
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... imitate only sound and motion . A boundless verse , a headlong verse , and a verse of brass or of strong brass , seem to comprise very incongruous and unsociable ideas . What there is peculiar in the sound of the line expressing loose ...
... imitate only sound and motion . A boundless verse , a headlong verse , and a verse of brass or of strong brass , seem to comprise very incongruous and unsociable ideas . What there is peculiar in the sound of the line expressing loose ...
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... imitation of Virgil , whom he supposes not to have intended to complete them ; that this opinion is erroneous , may be probably concluded , because this trunca- tion is imitated by no subsequent Roman poet : because Virgil himself ...
... imitation of Virgil , whom he supposes not to have intended to complete them ; that this opinion is erroneous , may be probably concluded , because this trunca- tion is imitated by no subsequent Roman poet : because Virgil himself ...
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... imitation of Davenant shews him to be well qualified . Of his more elevated occasional poems , there is perhaps none that does not deserve commendation . In the verses to Fletcher , we have an image that has since been often ad- opted ...
... imitation of Davenant shews him to be well qualified . Of his more elevated occasional poems , there is perhaps none that does not deserve commendation . In the verses to Fletcher , we have an image that has since been often ad- opted ...
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