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 173
... thing in our purpose and desires ; but that which is first in dignity is not always to precede in order of time ; for well - being supposes a being ; and the first impediment which men naturally endeavour to remove , is the want of ...
... thing in our purpose and desires ; but that which is first in dignity is not always to precede in order of time ; for well - being supposes a being ; and the first impediment which men naturally endeavour to remove , is the want of ...
Page 196
... thing ludicrous or familiar . He seems always to do his best ; though his subjects are often unworthy of his care . It is not easy to think without some contempt on an author , who is growing illustrious in his own opinion by verses ...
... thing ludicrous or familiar . He seems always to do his best ; though his subjects are often unworthy of his care . It is not easy to think without some contempt on an author , who is growing illustrious in his own opinion by verses ...
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... thing , makes reprisals upon his enemy . To say that his answer is equal to the censure , is no high commenda- tion . To expose Dryden's method of analysing his expres- sions , he tries the same experiment upon the description of the ...
... thing , makes reprisals upon his enemy . To say that his answer is equal to the censure , is no high commenda- tion . To expose Dryden's method of analysing his expres- sions , he tries the same experiment upon the description of the ...
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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