Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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... composition may give pleasure . But there is in the whole little either of the grace of wit or the vigour of nature . " In this criticism we feel that justice has been tempered with mercy , for some of the compositions may give pleasure ...
... composition may give pleasure . But there is in the whole little either of the grace of wit or the vigour of nature . " In this criticism we feel that justice has been tempered with mercy , for some of the compositions may give pleasure ...
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... compositions , some striking thoughts , but they are not well wrought . His elegy on Sir Henry Wotton is vigorous ... composition unrivalled and alone : such gaiety of fancy , such facility of expression , such varied simili- tude ...
... compositions , some striking thoughts , but they are not well wrought . His elegy on Sir Henry Wotton is vigorous ... composition unrivalled and alone : such gaiety of fancy , such facility of expression , such varied simili- tude ...
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... compositions ; and being conscious of his powers , when he left the university he enlisted himself among the wits . He was the familiar friend of Otway ; and was engaged , among other popular names , in the translations of Ovid [ 1680 ] ...
... compositions ; and being conscious of his powers , when he left the university he enlisted himself among the wits . He was the familiar friend of Otway ; and was engaged , among other popular names , in the translations of Ovid [ 1680 ] ...
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