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... sentiment . successful in representing or moving the affec- | inquiry ; either something already learned is to tions ... sentiments . When their reputation was high , they had undoubtedly more imitators than time has left behind . Their ...
... sentiment . successful in representing or moving the affec- | inquiry ; either something already learned is to tions ... sentiments . When their reputation was high , they had undoubtedly more imitators than time has left behind . Their ...
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... sentiments slight and trifling . ON AN INCONSTANT WOMAN . He enjoys the calmy sunshine now , And no breath stirring hears , In the clear heaven of thy brow , No smallest cloud appears . He sees thee gentle , fair , and gay , And trusts ...
... sentiments slight and trifling . ON AN INCONSTANT WOMAN . He enjoys the calmy sunshine now , And no breath stirring hears , In the clear heaven of thy brow , No smallest cloud appears . He sees thee gentle , fair , and gay , And trusts ...
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... sentiments of the metaphysical poets , it is now proper to examine ? particularly the works of Cowley , who was al- most the last of that race race , and undoubtedly was the best . Like Whiston wanting pyx or stars , In ocean wide ...
... sentiments of the metaphysical poets , it is now proper to examine ? particularly the works of Cowley , who was al- most the last of that race race , and undoubtedly was the best . Like Whiston wanting pyx or stars , In ocean wide ...
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... sentiment , from bur- The bay leaf crackles remarkably as it burns lesque levity to awful grandeur . Such an as- as therefore this property was not assigned it by semblage of diversified excellence no other poet chance , the mind must ...
... sentiment , from bur- The bay leaf crackles remarkably as it burns lesque levity to awful grandeur . Such an as- as therefore this property was not assigned it by semblage of diversified excellence no other poet chance , the mind must ...
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... sentiments are at no great dis- tance from our present habitudes of thought . Real mirth must always be natural , and nature is uniform . Men have been wise in very dif- ferent modes ; but they have always laughed the same way . Levity ...
... sentiments are at no great dis- tance from our present habitudes of thought . Real mirth must always be natural , and nature is uniform . Men have been wise in very dif- ferent modes ; but they have always laughed the same way . Levity ...
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Addison Æneid afterwards appears beauties blank verse called censure character Charles Dryden composition considered Cowley criticism death delight diction diligence Dorset Dryden Duke Dunciad Earl elegance endeavoured English English poetry Essay excellence faults favour friends genius Georgics honour Hudibras Iliad images imagination imitation kind King known labour Lady language Latin learning letter lines lived Lord Lord Halifax ment mentioned Milton mind nature never night Night Thoughts nihil numbers observed occasion once opinion panegyric Paradise Lost passage passion performance perhaps Pindar play pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise published Queen racter reader reason received remarks reputation rhyme satire Savage says seems sent sentiments sometimes supposed Swift Syphax Tatler thing thought tion told tragedy translation verses Virgil virtue Waller whigs write written wrote Young