Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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Page 40
... genius wanders in quest of poetical decorations , as the bee wanders to collect honey ; he , in either case , pro- duces a simile : the mind is impressed with the resem- blance of things generally unlike , as unlike as intellect and ...
... genius wanders in quest of poetical decorations , as the bee wanders to collect honey ; he , in either case , pro- duces a simile : the mind is impressed with the resem- blance of things generally unlike , as unlike as intellect and ...
Page 41
... genius . The thoughts are sometimes great , and sometimes tender ; the versifi- cation is easy and gay . There is doubtless some ad- vantage in the shortness of the lines , which there is little temptation to load with expletive ...
... genius . The thoughts are sometimes great , and sometimes tender ; the versifi- cation is easy and gay . There is doubtless some ad- vantage in the shortness of the lines , which there is little temptation to load with expletive ...
Page 42
... genius . Of a work so much read , it is difficult to say anything new . About things on which the public thinks long , it commonly attains to think right ; and of Cato it has been not unjustly determined that it is rather a poem in ...
... genius . Of a work so much read , it is difficult to say anything new . About things on which the public thinks long , it commonly attains to think right ; and of Cato it has been not unjustly determined that it is rather a poem in ...
Page 43
... genius , that poet presumes upon his own merit , and scorns to make a cabal . That people come coolly to the representation of such a tragedy , without any violent expectation , or delusive imagination , or invincible prepossession ...
... genius , that poet presumes upon his own merit , and scorns to make a cabal . That people come coolly to the representation of such a tragedy , without any violent expectation , or delusive imagination , or invincible prepossession ...
Page 63
... genius from being dis- tinguished , or his industry from being rewarded ; and if in so low a state he obtained distinctions and rewards , it is not likely that they were gained but by genius and industry . It is very reasonable to ...
... genius from being dis- tinguished , or his industry from being rewarded ; and if in so low a state he obtained distinctions and rewards , it is not likely that they were gained but by genius and industry . It is very reasonable to ...
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acquaintance Addison afterwards allowed appeared calamities Cassell's Cato censure character Cheap Edition conduct considered contempt conversation death declared Delany discovered distress E. W. HORNUNG elegance endeavoured expected favour fortune friends friendship genius honour Illustrated imagined Ireland Juba justly kindness King letter likewise lived lodging London Lord Tyrconnel mankind manner MAX PEMBERTON mentioned merit mind misery misfortunes mother nature neglect never obliged observed occasion once opinion Orrery pamphlet panegyric passion pension performance perhaps pleasure poem poet poetical Pope pounds praise promise published queen R. L. STEVENSON reader reason received regard resentment resolution retired Richard Savage ROBERT STAWELL BALL SAMUEL JOHNSON Savage Savage's says Sempronius sent sentiments Sir Richard Sir Robert Walpole solicited sometimes soon Spectator STANLEY WEYMAN Steele suffered sufficient supposed Swift Syphax Tatler tenderness thought Tickell tion told tragedy verses virtue Vols Whigs write wrote