Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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... versification has been blamed by Dryden , who regrets that the heroic measure was not rather chosen . To the critical sentence of Dryden the highest reverence would be due were not his decisions often precipitate , and his opinions ...
... versification has been blamed by Dryden , who regrets that the heroic measure was not rather chosen . To the critical sentence of Dryden the highest reverence would be due were not his decisions often precipitate , and his opinions ...
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Samuel Johnson. 1605-1687 VERSIFICATION 175 His excellence of versification has some abatements . He uses the expletive do very frequently ; and , though he lived to ee it almost universally ejected , was not more careful to avoid .t in ...
Samuel Johnson. 1605-1687 VERSIFICATION 175 His excellence of versification has some abatements . He uses the expletive do very frequently ; and , though he lived to ee it almost universally ejected , was not more careful to avoid .t in ...
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... versification of Ovid with that of Claudian has been very justly censured by Sewel . His com- parison of the first line of Virgil with the first of Statius is not happier . Virgil , he says , is soft and gentle , and would have thought ...
... versification of Ovid with that of Claudian has been very justly censured by Sewel . His com- parison of the first line of Virgil with the first of Statius is not happier . Virgil , he says , is soft and gentle , and would have thought ...
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