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Page 196
... language near to the language of men , " he used hundreds of phrases that not only were never heard in the language of men but had become extremely hackneyed even in poetry.2 Much better illustrations of the vicious poetic diction of ...
... language near to the language of men , " he used hundreds of phrases that not only were never heard in the language of men but had become extremely hackneyed even in poetry.2 Much better illustrations of the vicious poetic diction of ...
Page 364
... Language of MILTON . " About the language there can be no question ; but the burlesque element is dubious , particu- larly as Armstrong's next work , The Art of Preserving Health ( 1744 ) , is exactly the sort of piece he professed to ...
... Language of MILTON . " About the language there can be no question ; but the burlesque element is dubious , particu- larly as Armstrong's next work , The Art of Preserving Health ( 1744 ) , is exactly the sort of piece he professed to ...
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... language . " In 1786 the Chambers - Rees Cyclopaedia said that Milton's sonnet to Lawes , though one of his best , " shews how difficult and unnatural the construction of this species of poem is in the English language " ; 2 and in 1802 ...
... language . " In 1786 the Chambers - Rees Cyclopaedia said that Milton's sonnet to Lawes , though one of his best , " shews how difficult and unnatural the construction of this species of poem is in the English language " ; 2 and in 1802 ...
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MILTONS FAME IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 3 |
BLANK VERSE AND RIME | 44 |
PROSODY AND DICTION | 54 |
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