Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 8
Page 1
... Metaphysical Poets -- Pindarism -Works and Character . THE Life of Cowley , notwithstanding the penury of English biography , has been written by Dr. Sprat , an author whose pregnancy of imagination and elegance of language have de ...
... Metaphysical Poets -- Pindarism -Works and Character . THE Life of Cowley , notwithstanding the penury of English biography , has been written by Dr. Sprat , an author whose pregnancy of imagination and elegance of language have de ...
Page 11
Samuel Johnson. 1618-1667 METAPHYSICAL POETS II times takes different forms . About the beginning of the seven- teenth century appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphysical poets , of whom , in a criticism on the works ...
Samuel Johnson. 1618-1667 METAPHYSICAL POETS II times takes different forms . About the beginning of the seven- teenth century appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphysical poets , of whom , in a criticism on the works ...
Page 23
... 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 . * His Miscellanies contain a collection of short compositions , written , some as they ...
... 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 . * His Miscellanies contain a collection of short compositions , written , some as they ...
Contents
ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
13 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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