Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1926 - English poetry |
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Page 50
... diction , being the vehicle of the thoughts , first presents itself to the intellectual eye and if the first ... diction of his heroick poem is less familiar than that of his slightest writings . He has given not the same numbers ...
... diction , being the vehicle of the thoughts , first presents itself to the intellectual eye and if the first ... diction of his heroick poem is less familiar than that of his slightest writings . He has given not the same numbers ...
Page 137
... diction , he cannot want the praise of copiousness and variety : he was master of his language in its full extent ; and has selected the melodious words with such diligence , that from his book alone the Art of English Poetry might be ...
... diction , he cannot want the praise of copiousness and variety : he was master of his language in its full extent ; and has selected the melodious words with such diligence , that from his book alone the Art of English Poetry might be ...
Page 152
... diction of this poem is grossly familiar , and the 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 ...
... diction of this poem is grossly familiar , and the 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 ...
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