The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... himself the la- bour . Among the English poets , Cowley , Milton , and Pope , might be said " to lisp in numbers ; " and have given such early proofs , not only of powers of language , but of comprehension of things , as to 2 COWLEY .
... himself the la- bour . Among the English poets , Cowley , Milton , and Pope , might be said " to lisp in numbers ; " and have given such early proofs , not only of powers of language , but of comprehension of things , as to 2 COWLEY .
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... untam'd , and haughty foes , His peaceful entrance with dire arms oppose , Oppress'd with numbers in th ' unequal field , His men discourag'd , and himself expell'd : Some years afterwards , " business , " says Sprat COWLEY . 7.
... untam'd , and haughty foes , His peaceful entrance with dire arms oppose , Oppress'd with numbers in th ' unequal field , His men discourag'd , and himself expell'd : Some years afterwards , " business , " says Sprat COWLEY . 7.
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... numbers . At the same time were produced , from the same university , the two great poets , Cowley and Milton , of dissimilar genius , of opposite principles ; but concurring in the cultivation of Latin poetry , in which the English ...
... numbers . At the same time were produced , from the same university , the two great poets , Cowley and Milton , of dissimilar genius , of opposite principles ; but concurring in the cultivation of Latin poetry , in which the English ...
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... numbers were inevitably disappointed ; and Cowley found his re- ward very tediously delayed . He had been pro mised by both Charles the First and Second , the mastership of the Savoy ; " but he lost it , " says Wood , " by certain ...
... numbers were inevitably disappointed ; and Cowley found his re- ward very tediously delayed . He had been pro mised by both Charles the First and Second , the mastership of the Savoy ; " but he lost it , " says Wood , " by certain ...
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... number and fixt rules were brought . Water and air he for the Tenor chose , Earth made the Bass ; the Treble , flame arose . * COWLEY . The tears of lovers are always of great poetical account ; but Donne has extended them into worlds ...
... number and fixt rules were brought . Water and air he for the Tenor chose , Earth made the Bass ; the Treble , flame arose . * COWLEY . The tears of lovers are always of great poetical account ; but Donne has extended them into worlds ...
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