Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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Page 110
... mentions it as a report rife in heaven before his departure . To find sentiments for the state of innocence was very ... mention , because they are easily remarked , and generally censured , and at last bear so little 1608-1674 " SAMSON ...
... mentions it as a report rife in heaven before his departure . To find sentiments for the state of innocence was very ... mention , because they are easily remarked , and generally censured , and at last bear so little 1608-1674 " SAMSON ...
Page 171
... mention of Arion at the beginning ; and the last paragraph , on the Cable , is in part ridiculously mean , and in part ridiculously tumid . The poem , however , is such as may be justly praised , without much allowance for the state of ...
... mention of Arion at the beginning ; and the last paragraph , on the Cable , is in part ridiculously mean , and in part ridiculously tumid . The poem , however , is such as may be justly praised , without much allowance for the state of ...
Page 220
... mentions his enemies . He degrades his own dignity by show- ing that he was affected by their censures , and gives ... mention in the preface of his Fables . To the censure of Collier , whose remarks may be rather termed admonitions ...
... mentions his enemies . He degrades his own dignity by show- ing that he was affected by their censures , and gives ... mention in the preface of his Fables . To the censure of Collier , whose remarks may be rather termed admonitions ...
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