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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 78
Page 41
... tion to place us in the state of them whose story is related , and by consequence their joys and griefs are not easily adopted , nor can the attention be often interested in any thing that befalls them . To the subject , thus originally ...
... tion to place us in the state of them whose story is related , and by consequence their joys and griefs are not easily adopted , nor can the attention be often interested in any thing that befalls them . To the subject , thus originally ...
Page 278
... tion was rather useful than entertaining . He declares of himself that he was saturnine , and not one of those whose ... tion disconcerts ; whose bashfulness restrains their exer- tion , and suffers them not to speak till the time of ...
... tion was rather useful than entertaining . He declares of himself that he was saturnine , and not one of those whose ... tion disconcerts ; whose bashfulness restrains their exer- tion , and suffers them not to speak till the time of ...
Page 432
... tion is easy and gay . There is doubtless some advantage in the shortness of the lines , which there is little tempta- tion to load with expletive epithets . The dialogue seems commonly better than the songs . The two comick characters ...
... tion is easy and gay . There is doubtless some advantage in the shortness of the lines , which there is little tempta- tion to load with expletive epithets . The dialogue seems commonly better than the songs . The two comick characters ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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