Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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... learning , and to show their learning was their whole endeavour ; but , unluckily resolving to show it in rhyme , instead of writing poetry they only wrote X 1 verses , and very often such verses as stood the trial of the finger ...
... learning , and to show their learning was their whole endeavour ; but , unluckily resolving to show it in rhyme , instead of writing poetry they only wrote X 1 verses , and very often such verses as stood the trial of the finger ...
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... Learning ( young virgin ) but few suitors knew ; The common prostitute she lately grew , And with the spurious brood loads now the press ; Laborious effects of idleness . As the Davideis affords only four books , though intended to ...
... Learning ( young virgin ) but few suitors knew ; The common prostitute she lately grew , And with the spurious brood loads now the press ; Laborious effects of idleness . As the Davideis affords only four books , though intended to ...
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... learning ' sake , and embrace virtue for itself , yet it is true , that youth , which is the season when learning is gotten , is not without ambition : nor will ever take pains to excel in anything , when there is not some hope of ...
... learning ' sake , and embrace virtue for itself , yet it is true , that youth , which is the season when learning is gotten , is not without ambition : nor will ever take pains to excel in anything , when there is not some hope of ...
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