Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 |
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... Cowley turned into poetry . He composed in Latin several books on Plants , of which the first and second display the qualities of Herbs , in elegiac , verse ; the third and fourth , the beauties of Flowers in various measures ; and in ...
... Cowley turned into poetry . He composed in Latin several books on Plants , of which the first and second display the qualities of Herbs , in elegiac , verse ; the third and fourth , the beauties of Flowers in various measures ; and in ...
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... Cowley , Cleiveland , and Milton . Denham and Waller sought another way to fame , by improving the harmony of our numbers . Milton tried the metaphysick style only in his lines upon Hobson the Carrier . Cowley adopted it , and excelled ...
... Cowley , Cleiveland , and Milton . Denham and Waller sought another way to fame , by improving the harmony of our numbers . Milton tried the metaphysick style only in his lines upon Hobson the Carrier . Cowley adopted it , and excelled ...
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... Cowley , of a mind capacious by nature , and replenished by study . In the general review of Cowley's poetry it will be found , that he wrote with abundant fertility , but negligent or unskilful selection ; with much thought , but with ...
... Cowley , of a mind capacious by nature , and replenished by study . In the general review of Cowley's poetry it will be found , that he wrote with abundant fertility , but negligent or unskilful selection ; with much thought , but with ...
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Lives of the English Poets: The Prior Congreve, Blackmore and Pope Samuel Johnson No preview available - 2003 |
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