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For this reason he prefers rhyme to blank verse; for this reason he is always
intolerant of a tedious style, of monotony, of a lack of variety in subject or in
treatment. Yet, even if he prefers Akenside's blank verse to that of any other poet,
his keen ...
For this reason he prefers rhyme to blank verse; for this reason he is always
intolerant of a tedious style, of monotony, of a lack of variety in subject or in
treatment. Yet, even if he prefers Akenside's blank verse to that of any other poet,
his keen ...
Page 132
The Earl of Surrey is said to have translated one of Virgil's books without rhyme;
and, besides our tragedies, a few short poems had appeared in blank verse;
particularly one tending to reconcile the nation to Raleigh's wild attempt upon
Guiana ...
The Earl of Surrey is said to have translated one of Virgil's books without rhyme;
and, besides our tragedies, a few short poems had appeared in blank verse;
particularly one tending to reconcile the nation to Raleigh's wild attempt upon
Guiana ...
Page 133
The variety of pauses, so much boasted by the lovers of blank verse, changes the
measures of an English poet to the periods of a declaimer ; and there are only a
few skilful and happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to perceive ...
The variety of pauses, so much boasted by the lovers of blank verse, changes the
measures of an English poet to the periods of a declaimer ; and there are only a
few skilful and happy readers of Milton, who enable their audience to perceive ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1961 |
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