Lives of the English Poets: Cowley-DrydenClarendon Press, 1905 - English poetry |
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Page viii
... Essay of English Poesy read Essay of Dramatic Poesy . vol . ii , p . 87 n . 5 , Ante ADDISON , 22 n . 7 read 22 n . 6 . vol . ii , p . 287 , 1. I , comma after ' imitated . ' vol . iii , p . 43 n . 2 , for Lyons read Lyon . vol . iii ...
... Essay of English Poesy read Essay of Dramatic Poesy . vol . ii , p . 87 n . 5 , Ante ADDISON , 22 n . 7 read 22 n . 6 . vol . ii , p . 287 , 1. I , comma after ' imitated . ' vol . iii , p . 43 n . 2 , for Lyons read Lyon . vol . iii ...
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... Essays of Elia , p . 206 . Cowley , according to Dryden , looked upon Chaucer as ' a dry old- fashioned wit , not worth reviving . Having read him over at the Earl of Leicester's request , he declared he had no taste of him . ' Dryden's ...
... Essays of Elia , p . 206 . Cowley , according to Dryden , looked upon Chaucer as ' a dry old- fashioned wit , not worth reviving . Having read him over at the Earl of Leicester's request , he declared he had no taste of him . ' Dryden's ...
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... Essay of Greatness , Cowley says : - ' If I were ever to fall in love again ( which is a great passion , and therefore I hope I have done with it ) it would be , I think , with prettiness rather than with majestical beauty . ' Eng ...
... Essay of Greatness , Cowley says : - ' If I were ever to fall in love again ( which is a great passion , and therefore I hope I have done with it ) it would be , I think , with prettiness rather than with majestical beauty . ' Eng ...
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... Essay Of Solitude he writes : - ' Oh Solitude , first state of human- kind ! Which blest remain'd till man did find Ev'n his own helper's company . As soon as two , alas ! together join'd , The serpent made up three . ' Eng . Poets , ix ...
... Essay Of Solitude he writes : - ' Oh Solitude , first state of human- kind ! Which blest remain'd till man did find Ev'n his own helper's company . As soon as two , alas ! together join'd , The serpent made up three . ' Eng . Poets , ix ...
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... Essay Of Agriculture he asserted that ' the means of improv- ing estates is as easy and certain in agriculture as in any other track of commerce . ' Ib . ix . 41 . * In his will , written four months later , he says of his estate ...
... Essay Of Agriculture he asserted that ' the means of improv- ing estates is as easy and certain in agriculture as in any other track of commerce . ' Ib . ix . 41 . * In his will , written four months later , he says of his estate ...
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