Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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... criticism , almost exceeding all hope of human attainment ; and having , by excessive praises , been confirmed in great confidence of himself , though he pro- bably had not much considered the principles of society or the rights of ...
... criticism , almost exceeding all hope of human attainment ; and having , by excessive praises , been confirmed in great confidence of himself , though he pro- bably had not much considered the principles of society or the rights of ...
Page 139
... criticism without revisal . When Mrs. Philips was in Ireland , some ladies that had seen her translation of Pompey resolved to bring it on the stage at Dublin ; and , to promote their design , Lord Roscommon gave them a prologue , and ...
... criticism without revisal . When Mrs. Philips was in Ireland , some ladies that had seen her translation of Pompey resolved to bring it on the stage at Dublin ; and , to promote their design , Lord Roscommon gave them a prologue , and ...
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... criticism has the majesty of a queen ; Rymer's has the ferocity of a tyrant . As he had studied with great diligence the art of poetry , and enlarged or rectified his notions by experience perpetually increasing , he had his mind stored ...
... criticism has the majesty of a queen ; Rymer's has the ferocity of a tyrant . As he had studied with great diligence the art of poetry , and enlarged or rectified his notions by experience perpetually increasing , he had his mind stored ...
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ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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