The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 62
... tragedy . It may be affirmed , without any encomiastic fer- vour , that he brought to his poetic labours a mind replete with learning , and that his pages are em- bellished with all the ornaments which books could supply ; that he was ...
... tragedy . It may be affirmed , without any encomiastic fer- vour , that he brought to his poetic labours a mind replete with learning , and that his pages are em- bellished with all the ornaments which books could supply ; that he was ...
Page 102
... tragedy , beginning with the first ten lines of Satan's address to the sun . These mysteries consist of allegorical per- sons ; such as Justice , Mercy , Faith . Of the tragedy or mystery of " Paradise Lost " there are two plans : The ...
... tragedy , beginning with the first ten lines of Satan's address to the sun . These mysteries consist of allegorical per- sons ; such as Justice , Mercy , Faith . Of the tragedy or mystery of " Paradise Lost " there are two plans : The ...
Page 112
... tragedy . Voltaire tells a wild and unauthorized story of a farce seen by Milton in Italy , which opened thus : Let the rainbow be the fiddle - stick of the fiddle of Heaven . It has been already shewn , that the first conception was a ...
... tragedy . Voltaire tells a wild and unauthorized story of a farce seen by Milton in Italy , which opened thus : Let the rainbow be the fiddle - stick of the fiddle of Heaven . It has been already shewn , that the first conception was a ...
Page 123
... tragedy writ ten in imitation of the ancients , and never de- signed by the Author for the stage . As these poems . were published by another bookseller , it has been asked whether Simmons was discouraged from re- ceiving them by the ...
... tragedy writ ten in imitation of the ancients , and never de- signed by the Author for the stage . As these poems . were published by another bookseller , it has been asked whether Simmons was discouraged from re- ceiving them by the ...
Page 120
... tragedies , with their in- cumbrance of a chorus , to the exhibitions of the French and English stages ; and it is ... tragedy are , however , many particular beauties , many just sentiments and striking lines ; but it wants that power ...
... tragedies , with their in- cumbrance of a chorus , to the exhibitions of the French and English stages ; and it is ... tragedy are , however , many particular beauties , many just sentiments and striking lines ; but it wants that power ...
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