Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1964 - English poetry |
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... Night Thoughts , and who has not read them ? needs to be informed . Insatiate Archer , could not one suffice ? Thy shaft flew thrice ; and thrice my peace was slain ; And thrice , ere thrice yon moon had fill'd her horn . " To the ...
... Night Thoughts , and who has not read them ? needs to be informed . Insatiate Archer , could not one suffice ? Thy shaft flew thrice ; and thrice my peace was slain ; And thrice , ere thrice yon moon had fill'd her horn . " To the ...
Page 429
... Night Thoughts , Mrs. Montagu proposed a visit to the author . From conversing with Young Mrs. Boscawen derived still further consolation , and to that visit she and the world were indebted for this poem . It compliments Mrs. Montagu in ...
... Night Thoughts , Mrs. Montagu proposed a visit to the author . From conversing with Young Mrs. Boscawen derived still further consolation , and to that visit she and the world were indebted for this poem . It compliments Mrs. Montagu in ...
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... Night Thoughts composed many sermons , he did not oblige the publick with many . ' Besides , in the latter part of life , Young was fond of holding himself out for a man retired from the world . But he seemed to have forgotten that the ...
... Night Thoughts composed many sermons , he did not oblige the publick with many . ' Besides , in the latter part of life , Young was fond of holding himself out for a man retired from the world . But he seemed to have forgotten that the ...
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acquaintance Addison afterwards Ambrose Philips appeared blank verse Bolingbroke censure character Cibber considered contempt criticism death delight deserved diction diligence discovered Dryden Dunciad Earl Edward Young elegance endeavoured English poetry epitaph Essay excellence expected expence faults favour Fenton fortune friends friendship genius honour Iliad imagination judgement kind King known labour Lady learning Letters lines lived Lord Lord Halifax Lyttelton mentioned mind nature never Night Thoughts numbers occasion once opinion Orrery passion performance perhaps Pindar pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise printed publick published Queen reader reason received reputation resentment satire Savage says seems shew shewn Sir Robert Walpole solicited sometimes soon stanza sufficient supposed Swift Tatler Thomson Tickell tion told tragedy translation Tyrconnel unkle verses virtue Whigs Winchester College write written wrote Young