The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 17
... numbers smooth , without appear- ance of care . Of these Tales there are only four . " The Ladle ; " which is introduced by a preface , neither necessary nor pleasing , neither grave nor merry . " Paulo Purganti ; " which has likewise a ...
... numbers smooth , without appear- ance of care . Of these Tales there are only four . " The Ladle ; " which is introduced by a preface , neither necessary nor pleasing , neither grave nor merry . " Paulo Purganti ; " which has likewise a ...
Page 19
... numbers were not smooth or neat . Prior excelled him in versi- fication : but he was , like Horace , Inventore mi- nor : he had not Butler's exuberance of matter and variety of illustration . The spangles of wit which he could afford he ...
... numbers were not smooth or neat . Prior excelled him in versi- fication : but he was , like Horace , Inventore mi- nor : he had not Butler's exuberance of matter and variety of illustration . The spangles of wit which he could afford he ...
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... numbers are such as mere diligence may attain ; they seldom offend the ear , and seldom soothe it ; they commonly want airiness , lightness , and facility : what is smooth is not soft . verses always roll , but they seldom flow , His A ...
... numbers are such as mere diligence may attain ; they seldom offend the ear , and seldom soothe it ; they commonly want airiness , lightness , and facility : what is smooth is not soft . verses always roll , but they seldom flow , His A ...
Page 55
... numbers , accuracy of thought , nor ele- gance of diction ; it has either been written with great care , or , what cannot be imagined of so long a work , with such felicity as made care less ne- cessary . Its two constituent parts are ...
... numbers , accuracy of thought , nor ele- gance of diction ; it has either been written with great care , or , what cannot be imagined of so long a work , with such felicity as made care less ne- cessary . Its two constituent parts are ...
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... numbers ; her life written , books of let- ters and verses to her published , and pamphlets made even of her sayings and jests . Further- more , it drove out of England ( for that season ) the Italian opera , which had carried all ...
... numbers ; her life written , books of let- ters and verses to her published , and pamphlets made even of her sayings and jests . Further- more , it drove out of England ( for that season ) the Italian opera , which had carried all ...
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