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66 Among the English poets , Cowley , Mil . ton , and Pope , might be said “ to lisp
in “ numbers ; ” and have given such early proofs , not only of powers of language
, but of comprehension of things , as to more tardy minds seems scarcely ...
66 Among the English poets , Cowley , Mil . ton , and Pope , might be said “ to lisp
in “ numbers ; ” and have given such early proofs , not only of powers of language
, but of comprehension of things , as to more tardy minds seems scarcely ...
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commencement of the Royal Society , of which an account has been given by Dr.
Birch , he appears busy among the experimental philosophers with the title of Dr.
Cowley . There is no reason for supposing that he ever attempted practice ; but ...
commencement of the Royal Society , of which an account has been given by Dr.
Birch , he appears busy among the experimental philosophers with the title of Dr.
Cowley . There is no reason for supposing that he ever attempted practice ; but ...
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time of such general hope , that great numbers were inevitably disappointed ;
and Cowley found his reward very tediously delayed . He had been promised , by
both Charles the First and Second , the Mastership of the Savoy ; “ but he lost it ...
time of such general hope , that great numbers were inevitably disappointed ;
and Cowley found his reward very tediously delayed . He had been promised , by
both Charles the First and Second , the Mastership of the Savoy ; “ but he lost it ...
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I know not , indeed , why they should be compared ; for the resemblance of
Cowley's work to Taffo's is o : ly that they both exhibit the agency of cuieftial and
infernal spirits , in which however they differ widely ; for Cowley supposes them ...
I know not , indeed , why they should be compared ; for the resemblance of
Cowley's work to Taffo's is o : ly that they both exhibit the agency of cuieftial and
infernal spirits , in which however they differ widely ; for Cowley supposes them ...
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Cowley's is scarcely description , unless it be possible to describe by negatives ;
for he tells us only what there is not in heaven . Tafso endeavours to represent
the splendours and pleasures of the regions of happiness . Taffo affords images ...
Cowley's is scarcely description , unless it be possible to describe by negatives ;
for he tells us only what there is not in heaven . Tafso endeavours to represent
the splendours and pleasures of the regions of happiness . Taffo affords images ...
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| 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 |
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