Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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... endeavoured to exhibit a general representation of the style and sentiments of the metaphysical poets , it is now proper to examine particularly the works of Cowley , who was almost the last of that race , and undoubtedly the best ...
... endeavoured to exhibit a general representation of the style and sentiments of the metaphysical poets , it is now proper to examine particularly the works of Cowley , who was almost the last of that race , and undoubtedly the best ...
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... endeavoured , to improve . Denham corred his numbers by experience , and gained ground gradually u the ruggedness of his age ; but what was acquired by De was inherited by Waller . The next poem , of which the subject seems to fix tl is ...
... endeavoured , to improve . Denham corred his numbers by experience , and gained ground gradually u the ruggedness of his age ; but what was acquired by De was inherited by Waller . The next poem , of which the subject seems to fix tl is ...
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... endeavoured to persuade Portland to a declaration like his own , by a letter extant in Fenton's edition . " But for me , " says he , " you had never known anything of this business , which was by them prepared for another ; and ...
... endeavoured to persuade Portland to a declaration like his own , by a letter extant in Fenton's edition . " But for me , " says he , " you had never known anything of this business , which was by them prepared for another ; and ...
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