The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... produced is new , and novelty is the great source of pleasure . Perhaps no man ever thought a line superfluous when he first wrote it , or con- tracted his work till his ebullitions of invention had subsided . And even if he should ...
... produced is new , and novelty is the great source of pleasure . Perhaps no man ever thought a line superfluous when he first wrote it , or con- tracted his work till his ebullitions of invention had subsided . And even if he should ...
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... produce excellence . Prior is never low , nor very often sublime . It is said by Longinus of Euripi- des , that he forces himself sometimes into gran- deur by violence of effort , as the lion kindles his fury by the lashes of his own ...
... produce excellence . Prior is never low , nor very often sublime . It is said by Longinus of Euripi- des , that he forces himself sometimes into gran- deur by violence of effort , as the lion kindles his fury by the lashes of his own ...
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... produced , by marrying a woman in a mask , Yet this gay comedy , when all these deductions are made , will still remain the work of very pow erful and fertile faculties ; the dialogue is quick and sparkling , the incidents such as seize ...
... produced , by marrying a woman in a mask , Yet this gay comedy , when all these deductions are made , will still remain the work of very pow erful and fertile faculties ; the dialogue is quick and sparkling , the incidents such as seize ...
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... produced these four plays before he had passed his twenty - fifth year ; before other men , even such as are some time to shine in eminence , have passed their probation of literature , or presume to hope for any other notice than such ...
... produced these four plays before he had passed his twenty - fifth year ; before other men , even such as are some time to shine in eminence , have passed their probation of literature , or presume to hope for any other notice than such ...
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... produced ten books of " Prince Arthur , " in two years more ( 1697 ) he sent into the world " " King Arthur " in twelve . The provocation was now doubled , and the resentment of wits and critics may be supposed to have increased in ...
... produced ten books of " Prince Arthur , " in two years more ( 1697 ) he sent into the world " " King Arthur " in twelve . The provocation was now doubled , and the resentment of wits and critics may be supposed to have increased in ...
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