Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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... sometimes invited and sometimes forsaken , fatigues his fancy and ransacks his memory for images which may exhibit the gaiety of hope or the gloomi- ness of despair , and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis sometimes in flowers ...
... sometimes invited and sometimes forsaken , fatigues his fancy and ransacks his memory for images which may exhibit the gaiety of hope or the gloomi- ness of despair , and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis sometimes in flowers ...
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... sometimes contemptuous , sometimes resent- ful , and sometimes submissive . The writer who thinks his works formed for duration , mistakes his interest when he mentions his enemies . He degrades his own dignity by show- ing that he was ...
... sometimes contemptuous , sometimes resent- ful , and sometimes submissive . The writer who thinks his works formed for duration , mistakes his interest when he mentions his enemies . He degrades his own dignity by show- ing that he was ...
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... sometimes too , of those who have it , and , like a fierce and outrageous torrent , bear down all opposition before them . ' " " He then condemns the neglect of poetical justice , which is always one of his favourite principles . " Tis ...
... sometimes too , of those who have it , and , like a fierce and outrageous torrent , bear down all opposition before them . ' " " He then condemns the neglect of poetical justice , which is always one of his favourite principles . " Tis ...
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