Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1952 - English poetry |
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Page 91
... allowed to have set a good example to men of his own class , by devoting part of his time to elegant knowledge ; and who has shewn , by the subjects which his poetry has adorned , that it is practicable to be at once a skilful sportsman ...
... allowed to have set a good example to men of his own class , by devoting part of his time to elegant knowledge ; and who has shewn , by the subjects which his poetry has adorned , that it is practicable to be at once a skilful sportsman ...
Page 308
... allowed to Dryden , whose education was more scholastick , and who before he became an author had been allowed more time for study , with better means of information . His mind has a larger range , and he collects his images and ...
... allowed to Dryden , whose education was more scholastick , and who before he became an author had been allowed more time for study , with better means of information . His mind has a larger range , and he collects his images and ...
Page 438
... allowed to say nothing , since nothing was ever said of it by the Publick . It must be allowed of Young's poetry , that it abounds in thought , but without much accuracy or selection . When he lays hold of an illustration , he pursues ...
... allowed to say nothing , since nothing was ever said of it by the Publick . It must be allowed of Young's poetry , that it abounds in thought , but without much accuracy or selection . When he lays hold of an illustration , he pursues ...
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acquaintance Addison afterwards Ambrose Philips appeared blank verse Bolingbroke censure character Cibber considered contempt criticism death delight deserved diction diligence discovered Dryden Dunciad Earl Edward Young elegance endeavoured English poetry epitaph Essay excellence expected expence faults favour Fenton fortune friends friendship genius honour Iliad imagination judgement kind King known labour Lady learning Letters lines lived Lord Lord Halifax Lyttelton mentioned mind nature never Night Thoughts numbers occasion once opinion Orrery passion performance perhaps Pindar pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise printed publick published Queen reader reason received reputation resentment satire Savage says seems shew shewn Sir Robert Walpole solicited sometimes soon stanza sufficient supposed Swift Tatler Thomson Tickell tion told tragedy translation Tyrconnel unkle verses virtue Whigs Winchester College write written wrote Young