Lives of the English Poets: Abraham Cowley. Sir John Denham. John Milton. Samuel Butler. Earl of Rochester. Earl of Roscommon. Thomas Otway. Edmund Waller. John Dryden. John Pomfret. Earl of Dorset. George Stepney. John Philips. William Walsh. Edmund Smith. Richard Duke. William King. Thomas Sprat. Earl of Halifax. Thomas Parnell. Samuel Garth. Nicholas Rowe. Joseph Addison. John Hughes. John Sheffield, duke of Buckinghamshire. Matthew PriorOxford University Press, 1952 - English poetry |
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... Latin several books on Plants , of which the first and second display the qualities of Herbs , in elegiac verse ... Latin poetry , in which the English , till their works and May's poem appeared , seemed unable to contest the palm with ...
... Latin several books on Plants , of which the first and second display the qualities of Herbs , in elegiac verse ... Latin poetry , in which the English , till their works and May's poem appeared , seemed unable to contest the palm with ...
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... Latin , and that man blind . Being now forty - seven years old , and seeing himself disencumbered from external interruptions , he seems to have recollected his former purposes , and to have resumed three great works which he had ...
... Latin , and that man blind . Being now forty - seven years old , and seeing himself disencumbered from external interruptions , he seems to have recollected his former purposes , and to have resumed three great works which he had ...
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... Latin to him , for the advantage of his conversation ; attended him every afternoon , except on Sundays . Milton , who , in his letter to Hartlib , had declared , that to read Latin with an English mouth is as ill a hearing as Law ...
... Latin to him , for the advantage of his conversation ; attended him every afternoon , except on Sundays . Milton , who , in his letter to Hartlib , had declared , that to read Latin with an English mouth is as ill a hearing as Law ...
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action Addison admiration afterwards appears beauties believe better called character common compositions considered continued Cowley criticism death delight desire Dryden Earl easily effect elegance English equal excellence expected expression favour formed friends genius give given hand hope images imagination imitation Italy kind King knowledge known labour language Latin learning least less lines lived lord lost manner means mention Milton mind nature never numbers observed occasion once opinion original passed performance perhaps play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope praise present probably produced publick published reader reason received relates remarks rhyme says seems sent sentiments shew sometimes supply supposed tell thing thought tion told tragedy translation true verses Waller whole write written wrote