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Page 17
... rhymes , which have not always sufficient consonance , and from the admission of broken lines into his " Solomon ; " but perhaps he thought , like Cowley , that hemistichs ought to be admitted into heroic poetry . He had apparently such ...
... rhymes , which have not always sufficient consonance , and from the admission of broken lines into his " Solomon ; " but perhaps he thought , like Cowley , that hemistichs ought to be admitted into heroic poetry . He had apparently such ...
Page 30
... rhymes are frequently imperfect . His petty poems are seldom worth the cost of criticism ; sometimes the thoughts are false , and sometimes common . In his verses on Lady Gethin , the latter part is in imitation of Dryden's Ode on Mrs ...
... rhymes are frequently imperfect . His petty poems are seldom worth the cost of criticism ; sometimes the thoughts are false , and sometimes common . In his verses on Lady Gethin , the latter part is in imitation of Dryden's Ode on Mrs ...
Page 50
... rhyme . The piece ad- dressed to Lambarde is no disagreeable specimen of episto- lary poetry ; and his Ode to the Lord Gower was pronounced by Pope the next ode in the English language to Dryden's " Cecilia . " Fenton may be justly ...
... rhyme . The piece ad- dressed to Lambarde is no disagreeable specimen of episto- lary poetry ; and his Ode to the Lord Gower was pronounced by Pope the next ode in the English language to Dryden's " Cecilia . " Fenton may be justly ...
Page 59
... rhyme , is generally happy . To " Trivia " may be allowed all that it claims ; it is sprightly , various , and pleasant . The subject is of that kind which Gay was by nature qualified to adorn ; yet some of his decorations may be justly ...
... rhyme , is generally happy . To " Trivia " may be allowed all that it claims ; it is sprightly , various , and pleasant . The subject is of that kind which Gay was by nature qualified to adorn ; yet some of his decorations may be justly ...
Page 67
... rhyming plays ; and his songs are lively , though not very correct . This is , I think , far the best of his works ; for , if it has many faults , it has likewise passages which are at least pretty , though they do not rise to any high ...
... rhyming plays ; and his songs are lively , though not very correct . This is , I think , far the best of his works ; for , if it has many faults , it has likewise passages which are at least pretty , though they do not rise to any high ...
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