Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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Page 44
... neglect of poetical justice , which is one of his favourite principles : - " " Tis certainly the duty of every tragic poet , by the exact distribution of poetical justice , to imitate the Divine Dispensation , and to inculcate a ...
... neglect of poetical justice , which is one of his favourite principles : - " " Tis certainly the duty of every tragic poet , by the exact distribution of poetical justice , to imitate the Divine Dispensation , and to inculcate a ...
Page 48
... neglected by ; but , if it fails , They're sure to die like dogs , as you shall do . Here , take these factious monsters , drag them forth To sudden death . ' " " Tis true , indeed , the second leader says there are none there but ...
... neglected by ; but , if it fails , They're sure to die like dogs , as you shall do . Here , take these factious monsters , drag them forth To sudden death . ' " " Tis true , indeed , the second leader says there are none there but ...
Page 55
... neglected . Flushed with consciousness of these detections of absurdity in the con- duct , he afterwards attacked the sentiments of Cato ; but he then amused himself with petty cavils and minute objections . Of Addison's smaller poems ...
... neglected . Flushed with consciousness of these detections of absurdity in the con- duct , he afterwards attacked the sentiments of Cato ; but he then amused himself with petty cavils and minute objections . Of Addison's smaller poems ...
Page 57
... neglected ; but by the blandish- ments of gentleness and facility he has made Milton an universal favourite , with whom readers of every class think it necessary to be pleased . He descended now and then to lower disquisitions : and by ...
... neglected ; but by the blandish- ments of gentleness and facility he has made Milton an universal favourite , with whom readers of every class think it necessary to be pleased . He descended now and then to lower disquisitions : and by ...
Page 62
... neglect or cruelty . The dread of shame or of poverty , by which some wretches have been incited to abandon or murder their children , cannot be supposed to have affected a woman who had proclaimed her crimes and solicited reproach ...
... neglect or cruelty . The dread of shame or of poverty , by which some wretches have been incited to abandon or murder their children , cannot be supposed to have affected a woman who had proclaimed her crimes and solicited reproach ...
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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