Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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Page 137
... observation , that his imagination would probably have been more fruitful and sprightly if his judgment had ... observed his instructions ; I am sure my reason is sufficiently convinced both of their truth and usefulness ; which ...
... observation , that his imagination would probably have been more fruitful and sprightly if his judgment had ... observed his instructions ; I am sure my reason is sufficiently convinced both of their truth and usefulness ; which ...
Page 146
... observation made by one of his editors , that he attained , by a felicity like instinct , a style which perhaps will never be obsolete ; and that , " were we to judge only by the wording , we could not know what was wrote at twenty , an ...
... observation made by one of his editors , that he attained , by a felicity like instinct , a style which perhaps will never be obsolete ; and that , " were we to judge only by the wording , we could not know what was wrote at twenty , an ...
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... observed , that what is good only because it pleases , cannot be pronounced good till it has been found to please . Sir Martin Marr - all ( 1668 ) is a comedy , published without preface or dedication , and at first without the name of ...
... observed , that what is good only because it pleases , cannot be pronounced good till it has been found to please . Sir Martin Marr - all ( 1668 ) is a comedy , published without preface or dedication , and at first without the name of ...
Contents
ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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