The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 36
... learning behind it ; the moralist , the politician , and the critic , min- gle their influence even in this airy frolic of ge nius . To such a performance , Suckling could have brought the gaiety , but not the knowledge : Dryden could ...
... learning behind it ; the moralist , the politician , and the critic , min- gle their influence even in this airy frolic of ge nius . To such a performance , Suckling could have brought the gaiety , but not the knowledge : Dryden could ...
Page 39
... learning : and it is truly asserted by Sprat , that the plenitude of the writer's knowledge flows in upon his page , so that the reader is commonly surprised into some improvement . But , considered as the verses of a lover , no man ...
... learning : and it is truly asserted by Sprat , that the plenitude of the writer's knowledge flows in upon his page , so that the reader is commonly surprised into some improvement . But , considered as the verses of a lover , no man ...
Page 42
... learning and wit , when he was dealing out such minute morality in such feeble diction , could ima gine , either waking or dreaming , that he imitated Pindar . In the following odes , where Cowley chooses his own subjects , ' he ...
... learning and wit , when he was dealing out such minute morality in such feeble diction , could ima gine , either waking or dreaming , that he imitated Pindar . In the following odes , where Cowley chooses his own subjects , ' he ...
Page 52
... Learning ( young virgin ) but few suitors knew ; The common prostitute she lately grew , And with the spurious brood loads now the press ; Laborious effects of idleness . As the Davideis affords only four books , though intended to ...
... Learning ( young virgin ) but few suitors knew ; The common prostitute she lately grew , And with the spurious brood loads now the press ; Laborious effects of idleness . As the Davideis affords only four books , though intended to ...
Page 53
... learning that had been diffused over it , and the notes in which it had been explained . Had not his characters been depraved like every other part by improper decorations , they would have deserved uncommon praise . He gives Saul both ...
... learning that had been diffused over it , and the notes in which it had been explained . Had not his characters been depraved like every other part by improper decorations , they would have deserved uncommon praise . He gives Saul both ...
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