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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... sometimes invited , and sometimes forsaken ; fatigues his fancy , and ransacks his memory , for images which may exhibit the gaiety of hope , or the gloominess of despair , and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis sometimes in ...
... sometimes invited , and sometimes forsaken ; fatigues his fancy , and ransacks his memory , for images which may exhibit the gaiety of hope , or the gloominess of despair , and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis sometimes in ...
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... sometimes descriptive , sometimes argumentative . The defects and faults of Paradise Lost , for faults and defects every work of man must have , it is the business of impartial criticism to discover . As , in displaying the ex- cellence ...
... sometimes descriptive , sometimes argumentative . The defects and faults of Paradise Lost , for faults and defects every work of man must have , it is the business of impartial criticism to discover . As , in displaying the ex- cellence ...
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Samuel Johnson. positions were sometimes interested , sometimes negligent , and sometimes capricious . It is not without reason that Trapp , speaking of the praises which he bestows on Palamon and Arcite , says , ' Novimus judicium ...
Samuel Johnson. positions were sometimes interested , sometimes negligent , and sometimes capricious . It is not without reason that Trapp , speaking of the praises which he bestows on Palamon and Arcite , says , ' Novimus judicium ...
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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