Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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... tragedy , beginning with the first ten lines of Satan's address to the Sun. These mysteries consist of allegorical persons ; such as Justice , Mercy , Faith . Of the Tragedy or Mystery of Paradise Lost there are two plans : The Persons ...
... tragedy , beginning with the first ten lines of Satan's address to the Sun. These mysteries consist of allegorical persons ; such as Justice , Mercy , Faith . Of the Tragedy or Mystery of Paradise Lost there are two plans : The Persons ...
Page 198
... tragedy founded upon the story of Antony and Cleopatra , he tells us , " is the only play which he wrote for himself " ; the rest were given to the people . It is by universal consent accounted the work in which he has admitted the ...
... tragedy founded upon the story of Antony and Cleopatra , he tells us , " is the only play which he wrote for himself " ; the rest were given to the people . It is by universal consent accounted the work in which he has admitted the ...
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... tragedy ( 1702 ) was Tamerlane , in which , under the name of Tamerlane , he intended to characterise King William , and Lewis the Fourteenth under Bajazet . The virtues of Tamerlane seem to have been arbitrarily assigned him by his ...
... tragedy ( 1702 ) was Tamerlane , in which , under the name of Tamerlane , he intended to characterise King William , and Lewis the Fourteenth under Bajazet . The virtues of Tamerlane seem to have been arbitrarily assigned him by his ...
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