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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Page 172
... never can approve . There are charms made only for distant admiration . No spectacle is nobler than a blaze . Of ... never apprehend themselves in danger , and they who have nothing left can never give freely . ' Political truth is ...
... never can approve . There are charms made only for distant admiration . No spectacle is nobler than a blaze . Of ... never apprehend themselves in danger , and they who have nothing left can never give freely . ' Political truth is ...
Page 437
... never have talked at this foolish rate so near : ' Gods ! thou must be cautious . Oh ! yes , very cautious : for if Cato should overhear you , and turn you off for politicians , Caesar would never take you ; no , Caesar would never take ...
... never have talked at this foolish rate so near : ' Gods ! thou must be cautious . Oh ! yes , very cautious : for if Cato should overhear you , and turn you off for politicians , Caesar would never take you ; no , Caesar would never take ...
Page 449
... never feeble , and he did not wish to be energetick ; he is never rapid , and he never stagnates . His sentences have neither studied amplitude , nor affected brevity : his periods , though not diligently rounded , are voluble and easy ...
... never feeble , and he did not wish to be energetick ; he is never rapid , and he never stagnates . His sentences have neither studied amplitude , nor affected brevity : his periods , though not diligently rounded , are voluble and easy ...
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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