The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... imitations borrowed from imitations , by traditional imagery , and hereditary similes , by readiness of rhyme , and volubility of syllables.` In perusing the works of this race of authors , the mind is exercised either by recollection ...
... imitations borrowed from imitations , by traditional imagery , and hereditary similes , by readiness of rhyme , and volubility of syllables.` In perusing the works of this race of authors , the mind is exercised either by recollection ...
Page 62
... imitation of Virgil , whom he supposes not to have intended to com- plete them ; that this opinion is erroneous , may be probably concluded , because this truncation is imitated by no subsequent Roman poet : because Virgil himself ...
... imitation of Virgil , whom he supposes not to have intended to com- plete them ; that this opinion is erroneous , may be probably concluded , because this truncation is imitated by no subsequent Roman poet : because Virgil himself ...
Page 67
... imitation of Davenant shews him to be well qualified . Of his more elevated occasional poems , there is perhaps none that does not deserve commendation . In the verses to Fletcher , we have an image that . has since been often adopted ...
... imitation of Davenant shews him to be well qualified . Of his more elevated occasional poems , there is perhaps none that does not deserve commendation . In the verses to Fletcher , we have an image that . has since been often adopted ...
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... imitation of Tully on " Old Age " has neither the clearness of prose , nor the sprightliness of poetry . The " strength of Denham , " which Pope so em- phatically mentions , is to be found in many lines and couplets , which convey much ...
... imitation of Tully on " Old Age " has neither the clearness of prose , nor the sprightliness of poetry . The " strength of Denham , " which Pope so em- phatically mentions , is to be found in many lines and couplets , which convey much ...
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... with the common but childish imitation of pastoral life . He now hired a lodging at the house of one Russel , a tailor in St. Bride's Church - yard , and in- dertook the education of John and Edward Philips , his MILTON . 83.
... with the common but childish imitation of pastoral life . He now hired a lodging at the house of one Russel , a tailor in St. Bride's Church - yard , and in- dertook the education of John and Edward Philips , his MILTON . 83.
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