Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1926 - English poetry |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 32
Page 96
... Italian tragedy . Voltaire tells a wild and unauthorized story of a farce seen by Milton in Italy , which opened thus : Let the Rainbow be the Fiddlestick of the Fiddle of Heaven . It has been already shewn , that the first conception ...
... Italian tragedy . Voltaire tells a wild and unauthorized story of a farce seen by Milton in Italy , which opened thus : Let the Rainbow be the Fiddlestick of the Fiddle of Heaven . It has been already shewn , that the first conception ...
Page 137
... Italian ; perhaps sometimes combined with other tongues . Of him , at last , may be said what Jonson says of Spenser ... Italians , and some in his own country . The Earl of Surrey is said to have translated one of Virgil's books without ...
... Italian ; perhaps sometimes combined with other tongues . Of him , at last , may be said what Jonson says of Spenser ... Italians , and some in his own country . The Earl of Surrey is said to have translated one of Virgil's books without ...
Page 468
... Italian opera , an exotick and irrational entertainment , which has been always combated , and always has prevailed ... Italy ; but who never , I believe , found many readers in this country , even though introduced by such powerful ...
... Italian opera , an exotick and irrational entertainment , which has been always combated , and always has prevailed ... Italy ; but who never , I believe , found many readers in this country , even though introduced by such powerful ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Absalom and Achitophel Addison admiration afterwards ancient appears beauties better blank verse Cato censure character Charles Dryden compositions considered Cowley criticism death delight diction diligence dramatick Dryden duke Earl elegance English excellence fancy favour friends genius heroick honour Hudibras images imagination imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden judgement Juvenal kind King knowledge known labour Lady language Latin learning lines lived lord Lord Conway Lord Roscommon Milton mind nature never NIHIL numbers observed opinion Paradise Lost passions perhaps Philips Pindar play pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope pounds praise preface produced publick published reader reason relates remarks reputation rhyme satire says seems Sempronius sentiments shew shewn sometimes Sprat supposed Syphax Tatler thing thou thought tion told tragedy translation truth Tyrannick Love verses versification Virgil virtue Waller Whig words write written wrote