Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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... sentiment . This kind of writing , which was , I believe , borrowed from Marino and his followers , had been ... sentiments . When their reputation was high , they had undoubtedly more imitators than time has left behind . Their ...
... sentiment . This kind of writing , which was , I believe , borrowed from Marino and his followers , had been ... sentiments . When their reputation was high , they had undoubtedly more imitators than time has left behind . Their ...
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Samuel Johnson. The sentiments , as expressive of manners , or appropriated to characters , are for the greater part unexceptionally just . Splendid ... SENTIMENTS AND DICTION 105 existence , and furnish sentiment 104 1608-1674 MILTON.
Samuel Johnson. The sentiments , as expressive of manners , or appropriated to characters , are for the greater part unexceptionally just . Splendid ... SENTIMENTS AND DICTION 105 existence , and furnish sentiment 104 1608-1674 MILTON.
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Samuel Johnson. 1608-1674 SENTIMENTS AND DICTION 105 existence , and furnish sentiment and action to superior beings , to trace the counsels of hell , or accompany the choirs of heaven . But he could not be always in other worlds ; he ...
Samuel Johnson. 1608-1674 SENTIMENTS AND DICTION 105 existence , and furnish sentiment and action to superior beings , to trace the counsels of hell , or accompany the choirs of heaven . But he could not be always in other worlds ; he ...
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