Lives of the English Poets: With an Introduction by Arthur Waugh, Volume 1 |
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It is justly remarked by Addison , that this poem has , by the nature of its subject , the advantage above all others , that it is universally and perpetually interesting . All mankind will , through all ages , bear the same relation to ...
It is justly remarked by Addison , that this poem has , by the nature of its subject , the advantage above all others , that it is universally and perpetually interesting . All mankind will , through all ages , bear the same relation to ...
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strictly one , whether the poem can be properly termed heroick , and who is the hero , are raised by such readers as draw their principles of judgement rather from books than from reason . Milton , though he intituled Paradise Lost only ...
strictly one , whether the poem can be properly termed heroick , and who is the hero , are raised by such readers as draw their principles of judgement rather from books than from reason . Milton , though he intituled Paradise Lost only ...
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Of his nobler and more weighty performances , the greater part is panegyrical ; for of praise he was very lavish , as is observed by his imitator , Lord Lansdown : } In the first poem , on the danger of the Prince on the coast of Spain ...
Of his nobler and more weighty performances , the greater part is panegyrical ; for of praise he was very lavish , as is observed by his imitator , Lord Lansdown : } In the first poem , on the danger of the Prince on the coast of Spain ...
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