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... numbers , and to have supplied smoothness of transition and continuity of thought . It is urged by Dr. Sprat , that the irregularity of numbers is the very thing which makes that kind of poesy fit for all manner of subjects . But he ...
... numbers , and to have supplied smoothness of transition and continuity of thought . It is urged by Dr. Sprat , that the irregularity of numbers is the very thing which makes that kind of poesy fit for all manner of subjects . But he ...
Page 124
... numbers purposely neglected , except in a few places where the thoughts , by their native excellence , secure themselves from violation , being such as mean language cannot express . The mode of versification has been blamed by Dryden ...
... numbers purposely neglected , except in a few places where the thoughts , by their native excellence , secure themselves from violation , being such as mean language cannot express . The mode of versification has been blamed by Dryden ...
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... numbers , and by his own nicety of observation , he had already formed such a system of metrical harmony as he never afterwards much needed , or much endeavoured , to improve . Denham corrected his numbers by experience , and gained ...
... numbers , and by his own nicety of observation , he had already formed such a system of metrical harmony as he never afterwards much needed , or much endeavoured , to improve . Denham corrected his numbers by experience , and gained ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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