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 41
... reader feels himself weary with this useless talk of an allegorical Being . It is not only when the events are confessedly miracu- lous , that fancy and fiction lose their effect : the whole system of life , while the Theocracy was yet ...
... reader feels himself weary with this useless talk of an allegorical Being . It is not only when the events are confessedly miracu- lous , that fancy and fiction lose their effect : the whole system of life , while the Theocracy was yet ...
Page 127
... reader admires and lays down , and for- gets to take up again . None ever wished it longer than it is . Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure . We read Milton for instruction , retire harassed and overburdened , and look ...
... reader admires and lays down , and for- gets to take up again . None ever wished it longer than it is . Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure . We read Milton for instruction , retire harassed and overburdened , and look ...
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... reader , if I have not been as good as my word . Did I not tell him , that I would lay before him a very wise scene ? ' But now let us lay before the reader that part of the scenery of the Fourth Act , which may shew the 440 LIVES OF ...
... reader , if I have not been as good as my word . Did I not tell him , that I would lay before him a very wise scene ? ' But now let us lay before the reader that part of the scenery of the Fourth Act , which may shew the 440 LIVES OF ...
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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