The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 20
... lines than in the cast of his sentiments . When their reputation was high , they had un- doubtedly more imitators than time has left be hind . Their immediate successors , of whom any remembrance can be said to remain , were Suck- ling ...
... lines than in the cast of his sentiments . When their reputation was high , they had un- doubtedly more imitators than time has left be hind . Their immediate successors , of whom any remembrance can be said to remain , were Suck- ling ...
Page 21
... in you . But you , of learning and religion , And virtue and such ingredients , have made A mithridate , whose operation Keeps off , or cures what can be done or said . Though the following lines of Donne , on the last COWLEY . 21.
... in you . But you , of learning and religion , And virtue and such ingredients , have made A mithridate , whose operation Keeps off , or cures what can be done or said . Though the following lines of Donne , on the last COWLEY . 21.
Page 22
Samuel Johnson. Though the following lines of Donne , on the last night of the year , have something in them too scholastic , they are not inelegant : This twilight of two years , not past nor next , Some emblem is of me , or I of this ...
Samuel Johnson. Though the following lines of Donne , on the last night of the year , have something in them too scholastic , they are not inelegant : This twilight of two years , not past nor next , Some emblem is of me , or I of this ...
Page 24
... lines are not easily understood , they may be read again . On a round ball A workman , that hath copies by , can lay An Europe , Afric , and an Asia , And quickly make that which was nothing all . So doth each tear , Which thee doth ...
... lines are not easily understood , they may be read again . On a round ball A workman , that hath copies by , can lay An Europe , Afric , and an Asia , And quickly make that which was nothing all . So doth each tear , Which thee doth ...
Page 25
... lines so many remote ideas could be brought toge- ther ? Since ' tis my doom , Love's undershrieve , Why this reprieve ? Why doth my she advowson fly Incumbency ? To sell thyself dost thou intend By candle's end , And hold the contrast ...
... lines so many remote ideas could be brought toge- ther ? Since ' tis my doom , Love's undershrieve , Why this reprieve ? Why doth my she advowson fly Incumbency ? To sell thyself dost thou intend By candle's end , And hold the contrast ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Absalom and Achitophel Addison admiration afterwards ancient appears beauties better blank verse called Cato censure character Charles Dryden College compositions Comus considered Cowley criticism daugh death delight diction Dryden Duke Earl elegance English English poetry Euripides excellence fancy favour friends genius Georgics heroic honour Hudibras images imagination imitation John Dryden kind King knew known labour Lady language Latin learning lines Lord Lord Roscommon ment Milton mind nature never NIHIL numbers observed opinion Paradise Lost parliament passions performance perhaps Philips Pindar play pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope pounds praise preface produced published racters reader reason relates remarks rhyme satire says seems Sempronius sentiments shew shewn sometimes Sprat supposed Syphax Tatler thing thou thought tion told tragedy translation verses Virgil virtue Waller whig words write written wrote