Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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Page 157
... favour to tell my Lord Northumberland that Mr. Waller has extremely pressed me to save my own life and his , by throwing the blame upon the Lord Conway and the Earl of Northumberland . " Waller , in his letter to Portland , tells him of ...
... favour to tell my Lord Northumberland that Mr. Waller has extremely pressed me to save my own life and his , by throwing the blame upon the Lord Conway and the Earl of Northumberland . " Waller , in his letter to Portland , tells him of ...
Page 213
... favour , nor of the Lord Halifax's generous design ( these two noble spirits having , out of respect to the family , en- joined Lady Elizabeth and her son to keep their favour concealed to the world , and let it pass for her own expense ...
... favour , nor of the Lord Halifax's generous design ( these two noble spirits having , out of respect to the family , en- joined Lady Elizabeth and her son to keep their favour concealed to the world , and let it pass for her own expense ...
Page 308
... favour of a law to grant the assistance of counsel in trials for high treason ; and , in the midst of his speech , falling into some confusion , was for a while silent ; but , recovering himself , observed , " how reasonable it was to ...
... favour of a law to grant the assistance of counsel in trials for high treason ; and , in the midst of his speech , falling into some confusion , was for a while silent ; but , recovering himself , observed , " how reasonable it was to ...
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