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... blank verse , of which however his two first lines give a bad specimen . To this poem praise cannot be totally denied . He is allowed by sportsmen to write with great intelligence of his subject , which is the first requisite to ...
... blank verse , of which however his two first lines give a bad specimen . To this poem praise cannot be totally denied . He is allowed by sportsmen to write with great intelligence of his subject , which is the first requisite to ...
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... blank verse is no more the blank verse of Milton , or of any other poet , than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley . His numbers , his pauses , his diction , are of his own growth , without transcription , without imitation ...
... blank verse is no more the blank verse of Milton , or of any other poet , than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of Cowley . His numbers , his pauses , his diction , are of his own growth , without transcription , without imitation ...
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... blank verse ; his flow is smooth , and his pauses are musical ; but the concatenation of his verses is commonly too long continued , and the full close does not recur with sufficient frequency . The sense is carried on through a long ...
... blank verse ; his flow is smooth , and his pauses are musical ; but the concatenation of his verses is commonly too long continued , and the full close does not recur with sufficient frequency . The sense is carried on through a long ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
WILLIAM SOMERVILE 16921742 | 65 |
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