Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageOctagon Books, 1967 - English poetry |
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Page 127
... describes a critic as a man who , on all occasions , is more attentive to what is wanting than what is present . ' See also post , ADDISON , 159 . 2 For Gray's estimate of his poetry see post , TICKELL , 6 n . 3 . ' One 3 Post , ADDISON ...
... describes a critic as a man who , on all occasions , is more attentive to what is wanting than what is present . ' See also post , ADDISON , 159 . 2 For Gray's estimate of his poetry see post , TICKELL , 6 n . 3 . ' One 3 Post , ADDISON ...
Page 273
... describes the society of Paris . Eng . Poets , xxxvi . 173 . 2 Pope's Works ( Elwin and Court- hope ) , viii . 325 , ix . 285 , 398. For Pope's epitaph on the lovers , entitled On John Hughes and Sarah Drew , see ib . iv . 392 . 3 Swift ...
... describes the society of Paris . Eng . Poets , xxxvi . 173 . 2 Pope's Works ( Elwin and Court- hope ) , viii . 325 , ix . 285 , 398. For Pope's epitaph on the lovers , entitled On John Hughes and Sarah Drew , see ib . iv . 392 . 3 Swift ...
Page 319
... describes hunting in Warwickshire he is lively and interest- ing ; but where , as in 200 lines of Book ii , he describes hunting ' on the banks of Gemna , Indian stream , ' he is ridiculous and dull . 86 ' Hobbinol , or the Rural Games ...
... describes hunting in Warwickshire he is lively and interest- ing ; but where , as in 200 lines of Book ii , he describes hunting ' on the banks of Gemna , Indian stream , ' he is ridiculous and dull . 86 ' Hobbinol , or the Rural Games ...
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