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Page 58
In his verses to Lord Falkland , whom every man of his time was proud to praise ,
there are , as there must be in all Cowley's compositions , some striking thoughts
, but they are not well wrought . His elegy on Sir Henry Wotton is vigorous and ...
In his verses to Lord Falkland , whom every man of his time was proud to praise ,
there are , as there must be in all Cowley's compositions , some striking thoughts
, but they are not well wrought . His elegy on Sir Henry Wotton is vigorous and ...
Page 115
1 To trace a new scheme of poetry has in itself a very high claim to praise , and its
praise is yet more when it is apparently copied by Garth and Pope * ; after whose
names little will be gained by an enumeration of smaller poets , that have left ...
1 To trace a new scheme of poetry has in itself a very high claim to praise , and its
praise is yet more when it is apparently copied by Garth and Pope * ; after whose
names little will be gained by an enumeration of smaller poets , that have left ...
Page 137
and praised fo few . Of his praise he was very frugal ; as he set its value high ,
and considered his mention of a name as a security against the waste of time ,
and a certain prefervation from oblivion . At Florence he could not indeed
complain ...
and praised fo few . Of his praise he was very frugal ; as he set its value high ,
and considered his mention of a name as a security against the waste of time ,
and a certain prefervation from oblivion . At Florence he could not indeed
complain ...
Page 270
The highest praise of genius is original invention . Milton cannot be said to have
contrived the structure of an epick poem , and therefore owes reverence to that
vigour and amplitude of mind to which all generations must be indebted for the
art ...
The highest praise of genius is original invention . Milton cannot be said to have
contrived the structure of an epick poem , and therefore owes reverence to that
vigour and amplitude of mind to which all generations must be indebted for the
art ...
Page 277
In 1664 the second part appeared ; the curiosity of the nation was rekindled , and
the writer was again praised and elated . But praise was his whole reward .
Clarendon , says Wood , gave him reason to hope for “ places and employments
of ...
In 1664 the second part appeared ; the curiosity of the nation was rekindled , and
the writer was again praised and elated . But praise was his whole reward .
Clarendon , says Wood , gave him reason to hope for “ places and employments
of ...
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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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