The lives of the English poets: in 2 vol, Volume 1Tauchnitz, 1858 - 402 pages |
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Page 11
... rhyme , instead of writing poetry they only wrote verses , and very often such verses as stood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was so imperfect that they were only found to be verses by counting the ...
... rhyme , instead of writing poetry they only wrote verses , and very often such verses as stood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was so imperfect that they were only found to be verses by counting the ...
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... 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.
... 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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... rhyming prose : But in this thankless world the giver Is envied even by the receiver ; ' Tis now the cheap and frugal fashion Rather to hide than own the obligation ; Nay , ' tis much worse than so ; It now an artifice does grow Wrongs ...
... rhyming prose : But in this thankless world the giver Is envied even by the receiver ; ' Tis now the cheap and frugal fashion Rather to hide than own the obligation ; Nay , ' tis much worse than so ; It now an artifice does grow Wrongs ...
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... . His contractions are often rugged and harsh : One flings a mountain , and its rivers too Torn up with't . His rhymes are very often made by pronouns , or particles , or the like unimportant words , which disappoint the ear COWLEY . 43.
... . His contractions are often rugged and harsh : One flings a mountain , and its rivers too Torn up with't . His rhymes are very often made by pronouns , or particles , or the like unimportant words , which disappoint the ear COWLEY . 43.
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... rhyme or blank verse . " Cooper's Hill , " if it be maliciously inspected , will not be found without its faults . The digressions are too long , the morality too frequent , and the sentiments sometimes such as will not bear a rigorous ...
... rhyme or blank verse . " Cooper's Hill , " if it be maliciously inspected , will not be found without its faults . The digressions are too long , the morality too frequent , and the sentiments sometimes such as will not bear a rigorous ...
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