The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... tion that be considered as wit which is at once na- tural and new , that which , though not obvious , is , upon its first production , acknowledged to be just ; if it be that which he that never found it wonders how he missed ; to wit ...
... tion that be considered as wit which is at once na- tural and new , that which , though not obvious , is , upon its first production , acknowledged to be just ; if it be that which he that never found it wonders how he missed ; to wit ...
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... tion . Sublimity is produced by aggregation , and littleness by dispersion . Great thoughts are always general , and consist in positions not limited by ex- ceptions , and in descriptions not descending to mi- nuteness 18 COWLEY .
... tion . Sublimity is produced by aggregation , and littleness by dispersion . Great thoughts are always general , and consist in positions not limited by ex- ceptions , and in descriptions not descending to mi- nuteness 18 COWLEY .
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... tion . HAVING thus endeavoured to exhibit a general representation of the style and sentiments of the metaphysical poets , it is now proper to examine particularly the works of Cowley , who was almost the last of that race , and ...
... tion . HAVING thus endeavoured to exhibit a general representation of the style and sentiments of the metaphysical poets , it is now proper to examine particularly the works of Cowley , who was almost the last of that race , and ...
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... equal plea . sure . The artifices of inversion , by which the es- tablished order of words is changed , or of innova tion , by which new words or meanings of words are introduced , is practised , not by those who talk 38 COWLEY .
... equal plea . sure . The artifices of inversion , by which the es- tablished order of words is changed , or of innova tion , by which new words or meanings of words are introduced , is practised , not by those who talk 38 COWLEY .
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... tion , however it may teem with images , is best de- scribed with little diffusion of language : He spake the word , and they were made . We are told that Saul was troubled with an evil spirit ; from this , Cowley takes an opportunity ...
... tion , however it may teem with images , is best de- scribed with little diffusion of language : He spake the word , and they were made . We are told that Saul was troubled with an evil spirit ; from this , Cowley takes an opportunity ...
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