The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Volume 1 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 5
Page 53
IN forming descriptions , they looked out not for images , but for conceits . Night
has been a common subject , which poets have contended to adorn . Dryden's
Night is well known ; Donne's is as follows : Thou seeft me here at midnight , now
all ...
IN forming descriptions , they looked out not for images , but for conceits . Night
has been a common subject , which poets have contended to adorn . Dryden's
Night is well known ; Donne's is as follows : Thou seeft me here at midnight , now
all ...
Page 171
It appears , by some sketches of poetical projects left in manuscript , and to be
seen in a library of at Cambridge , that he had digested his thoughts on this
subject into one of those wild dramas which were anciently called Mysteries ; and
...
It appears , by some sketches of poetical projects left in manuscript , and to be
seen in a library of at Cambridge , that he had digested his thoughts on this
subject into one of those wild dramas which were anciently called Mysteries ; and
...
Page 239
1 The subject of an epick poem is naturally an event of great importance . That of
Milton is not the destruction of a city , the conduct of a colony , or the foundation of
an empire . His subject is the fate of worlds , the revolutions of heaven and of ...
1 The subject of an epick poem is naturally an event of great importance . That of
Milton is not the destruction of a city , the conduct of a colony , or the foundation of
an empire . His subject is the fate of worlds , the revolutions of heaven and of ...
Page 407
... works ; but before the fatal fiftyfive , had he written on the same subjects , his
success would hardly have been better . ... a didactick poem ; and he , who has
the happy power of arguing in verse , will not lose it because his subject is sacred
.
... works ; but before the fatal fiftyfive , had he written on the same subjects , his
success would hardly have been better . ... a didactick poem ; and he , who has
the happy power of arguing in verse , will not lose it because his subject is sacred
.
Page 454
The contrariety of style to the subject pleases the more strongly , because it is
more surprising ; the expectation of the reader is pleasantly deceived , who
expects an humble style from the subject , or a great subject from the style . It
pleases the ...
The contrariety of style to the subject pleases the more strongly , because it is
more surprising ; the expectation of the reader is pleasantly deceived , who
expects an humble style from the subject , or a great subject from the style . It
pleases the ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action admired afterwards againſt appears beauties becauſe beginning better called character common conſidered Cowley danger daughter death delight deſign deſire Dryden Earl elegance equal excellence expected favour firſt formed friends give given hand himſelf hope houſe images imagination imitation Italy kind King knowledge known Lady language laſt Latin learned leaſt leſs lines lived Lord Loſt mean mention Milton mind moſt muſt nature never nihil numbers obſervation once opinion Paradiſe perhaps Philips pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry praiſe preſent probably produced publiſhed reader reaſon relates remarks ſaid ſame ſays ſeems ſent ſentiments ſhall ſhould ſome ſomething ſometimes ſtudy ſtyle ſubject ſuch ſuppoſed tell theſe thing thoſe thou thought tion told truth uſe verſes Waller whole whoſe write written
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Volume 1 The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1790 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2019 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |