Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1926 - English poetry |
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... satire on the king's party . Mr. Dryden , who went with Mr. Sprat to the first exhibition , related to Mr. Dennis , that when they told Cowley how little favour had been shewn him , he received the news of his ill success , not with so ...
... satire on the king's party . Mr. Dryden , who went with Mr. Sprat to the first exhibition , related to Mr. Dennis , that when they told Cowley how little favour had been shewn him , he received the news of his ill success , not with so ...
Page 156
... Satire , the Verses to Lord Mulgrave , the Satire against Man , the Verses upon Nothing , and perhaps some others , are I believe 156 LIVES OF THE POETS.
... Satire , the Verses to Lord Mulgrave , the Satire against Man , the Verses upon Nothing , and perhaps some others , are I believe 156 LIVES OF THE POETS.
Page 158
... Satire , had some lines like these : He who can push into a midnight fray His brave companion , and then run away , Leaving him to be murder'd in the street , Then put it off with some buffoon conceit ; Him , thus dishonour'd , for a ...
... Satire , had some lines like these : He who can push into a midnight fray His brave companion , and then run away , Leaving him to be murder'd in the street , Then put it off with some buffoon conceit ; Him , thus dishonour'd , for a ...
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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