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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... Genius . The true Genius is a mind of large general powers , accidentally determined to some particular direction . Sir Joshua Reynolds , the great Painter of the present age , had the first fondness for his art excited by the perusal ...
... Genius . The true Genius is a mind of large general powers , accidentally determined to some particular direction . Sir Joshua Reynolds , the great Painter of the present age , had the first fondness for his art excited by the perusal ...
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... genius have done the former ; but Philips , Garth , and Boileau , only the latter . ' A picture in miniature is every painter's talent ; but a piece for a cupola , where all the figures are enlarged , yet proportioned to the eye ...
... genius have done the former ; but Philips , Garth , and Boileau , only the latter . ' A picture in miniature is every painter's talent ; but a piece for a cupola , where all the figures are enlarged , yet proportioned to the eye ...
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... genius for writing , the operations from the writing are much stronger : for the raising of Shakespeare's passions is more from the excellency of the words and thoughts , than the justness of the occasion ; and if he had been able to ...
... genius for writing , the operations from the writing are much stronger : for the raising of Shakespeare's passions is more from the excellency of the words and thoughts , than the justness of the occasion ; and if he had been able to ...
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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