The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Volume 11790 |
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... Such are the accidents which , fometimes remembered , and perhaps fometimes forgotten , produce that particular defignation of mind , and propenfity for fome certain 1 certain fcience or employment , which is commonly called COWLEY .
... Such are the accidents which , fometimes remembered , and perhaps fometimes forgotten , produce that particular defignation of mind , and propenfity for fome certain 1 certain fcience or employment , which is commonly called COWLEY .
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... perhaps , has a right , in things ad- mitting of gradation and comparifon , to throw the whole blame upon his judges , and to- tally to exclude diffidence and fhame by a haughty consciousness of his own excellence . For the rejection of ...
... perhaps , has a right , in things ad- mitting of gradation and comparifon , to throw the whole blame upon his judges , and to- tally to exclude diffidence and fhame by a haughty consciousness of his own excellence . For the rejection of ...
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... perhaps every generation of poets has been teazed . Savoy miffing Cowley came into the court , Making apologies for his bad play ; Every one gave him fo good a report , That Apollo gave heed to all he could fay : Nor would he have had ...
... perhaps every generation of poets has been teazed . Savoy miffing Cowley came into the court , Making apologies for his bad play ; Every one gave him fo good a report , That Apollo gave heed to all he could fay : Nor would he have had ...
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... perhaps in grofs- nefs of expreffion , but ufeful to those who know their value ; and fuch as , when they are expanded to perfpicuity , and polished to elegance , may give luftre to works which have more propriety though lefs ...
... perhaps in grofs- nefs of expreffion , but ufeful to those who know their value ; and fuch as , when they are expanded to perfpicuity , and polished to elegance , may give luftre to works which have more propriety though lefs ...
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... called by themselves and their ad- mirers , was eminently diftinguished . AS the authors of this race were perhaps more defirous of being admired than under- 2 ftood , ftood , they fometimes drew their conceits from receffes of 34 COWLEY .
... called by themselves and their ad- mirers , was eminently diftinguished . AS the authors of this race were perhaps more defirous of being admired than under- 2 ftood , ftood , they fometimes drew their conceits from receffes of 34 COWLEY .
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Æneid againſt almoſt Anacreon anſwered appears becauſe cenfured compofitions Comus confeffed confidered converfation Cowley deferve defign defire delight diſcovered Dryden eafily Earl elegance Engliſh expreffed expreffion fafe faid fame fatire fays fecond feems feldom fenfe fent fentiments fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon ftate ftill ftudies ftyle fubject fuch fufficiently fupply fuppofed fure greateſt Hiftory himſelf houfe houſe Hudibras itſelf King known laft laſt Latin learning leaſt lefs Lord Lord Conway mafter Milton mind moft moſt muft muſt neceffary never NIHIL numbers obfervation occafion paffage paffed paffion Paradife Loft parliament perfons perhaps Philips Pindar pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry praife praiſe prefent preferved profe publick publiſhed purpoſe raiſe reafon reprefented rhyme ſeems ſtudy thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou thought tion tranflation underſtanding univerfity uſe verfe verfification verſes Waller whofe whoſe write