Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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Page 187
... success of the Empress of Morocco , a tragedy written in rhyme by Elkanah Settle ; which was so much applauded , as to make him think his supremacy of reputation in some danger . Settle had not only been prosperous on the stage , but ...
... success of the Empress of Morocco , a tragedy written in rhyme by Elkanah Settle ; which was so much applauded , as to make him think his supremacy of reputation in some danger . Settle had not only been prosperous on the stage , but ...
Page 338
... success is not without a cloud . No sooner was Cato offered to the reader , than it was attacked by the acute ... successful play , but was eager to tell friends and enemies that they had misplaced their admirations . The world was too ...
... success is not without a cloud . No sooner was Cato offered to the reader , than it was attacked by the acute ... successful play , but was eager to tell friends and enemies that they had misplaced their admirations . The world was too ...
Page 394
... success ; his interrupted lines are unpleasing , and his sense as less distinct is less striking . He has altered the stanza of Spenser , as a house is altered by > + 1664-1721 VERSIFICATION 395 building another in its place of 394 1664 ...
... success ; his interrupted lines are unpleasing , and his sense as less distinct is less striking . He has altered the stanza of Spenser , as a house is altered by > + 1664-1721 VERSIFICATION 395 building another in its place of 394 1664 ...
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