Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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Page 77
... called No Blind Guides . But whatever Milton could write , or men of greater activity could do , the King was now about to be restored with the irre- sistible approbation of the people . He was therefore no longer secretary , and was ...
... called No Blind Guides . But whatever Milton could write , or men of greater activity could do , the King was now about to be restored with the irre- sistible approbation of the people . He was therefore no longer secretary , and was ...
Page 338
... called Booth to his box , and gave him fifty guineas for defending the cause of liberty so well against a perpetual dictator . The Whigs , says Pope , design a second present , when they can accompany it with as good a sentence . The ...
... called Booth to his box , and gave him fifty guineas for defending the cause of liberty so well against a perpetual dictator . The Whigs , says Pope , design a second present , when they can accompany it with as good a sentence . The ...
Page 342
... called Mr. Southwell , a clerk in the House , and ordered him to despatch the message . Southwell readily told what was necessary in the common style of business , and valued himself upon having done what was too hard for Addison . He ...
... called Mr. Southwell , a clerk in the House , and ordered him to despatch the message . Southwell readily told what was necessary in the common style of business , and valued himself upon having done what was too hard for Addison . He ...
Contents
ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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Absalom and Achitophel Addison admiration Æneid afterwards appears beauties better blank verse called Cato censure character Charles College compositions considered Cowley criticism death delight diction diligence Dryden Duke Earl easily elegance endeavoured English English poetry excellence fancy faults favour friends genius Georgics honour Hudibras images imagination imitation John Dryden Johnson kind King known labour Lady language Latin learning lines lived Lord metaphysical poets Milton mind nature never NIHIL numbers observed occasion opinion Paradise Lost Parliament passions performance perhaps Pindar play pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope praise preface produced published reader reason relates remarks reputation rhyme Samuel Johnson satire says seems seldom Sempronius sent sentiments sometimes Sprat supposed Syphax Tatler Thomas Sprat thou thought told tragedy translation verses versification Virgil Waller Westminster Westminster Abbey Whig write written wrote