Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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... seldom risen . Their thoughts are often new , but seldom natural ; they are not obvious , but neither are they just ; and the reader , ⚫ far from wondering that he missed them , wonders more fre- quently by what perverseness of ...
... seldom risen . Their thoughts are often new , but seldom natural ; they are not obvious , but neither are they just ; and the reader , ⚫ far from wondering that he missed them , wonders more fre- quently by what perverseness of ...
Page 168
... seldom anything ludicrous or familiar . He seems always to do his best ; though his subjects are often unworthy of his care . It is not easy to think without some contempt on an author who is growing illustrious in his own opinion by ...
... seldom anything ludicrous or familiar . He seems always to do his best ; though his subjects are often unworthy of his care . It is not easy to think without some contempt on an author who is growing illustrious in his own opinion by ...
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... seldom found together without something of which the reader is ashamed . Dryden was no rigid judge of his own pages ; he seldom struggled after supreme excellence , but snatched in haste what was within his reach ; and when he could ...
... seldom found together without something of which the reader is ashamed . Dryden was no rigid judge of his own pages ; he seldom struggled after supreme excellence , but snatched in haste what was within his reach ; and when he could ...
Contents
ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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