Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1933 - English poetry |
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... poetry . For this , if it had been real , he would de- serve no commendation , and in this he was certainly not sincere ; for his high value of himself was suf- ficiently observed , and of what could he be proud but of his poetry ? He ...
... poetry . For this , if it had been real , he would de- serve no commendation , and in this he was certainly not sincere ; for his high value of himself was suf- ficiently observed , and of what could he be proud but of his poetry ? He ...
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... poets fill quite so many volumes , if all their productions were to be tried , like this , by an elaborate essay on each particular species of poetry of which they exhibit specimens ? ' If Young be not a Lyrick poet , he is at least a ...
... poets fill quite so many volumes , if all their productions were to be tried , like this , by an elaborate essay on each particular species of poetry of which they exhibit specimens ? ' If Young be not a Lyrick poet , he is at least a ...
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... poetry is exhausted by a single perusal ; his conceits please only when they surprise . To translate he never condescended , unless his Paraphrase on Job may be considered as a version ; in which he has not , I think , been unsuccessful ...
... poetry is exhausted by a single perusal ; his conceits please only when they surprise . To translate he never condescended , unless his Paraphrase on Job may be considered as a version ; in which he has not , I think , been unsuccessful ...
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