The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 47
Page 73
... rhymes three couplets in six . Most of these petty faults are in his first produc- tions , where he was less skilful , or at least less dex- terous in the use of words ; and though they had been more frequent , they could only have ...
... rhymes three couplets in six . Most of these petty faults are in his first produc- tions , where he was less skilful , or at least less dex- terous in the use of words ; and though they had been more frequent , they could only have ...
Page 117
... his mind . was disturbed with common business ; and that he poured out with great fluency his unpremeditated . verse . Versification , free , like his , from the dis tresses of rhyme , must , by a work so MILTON . 117.
... his mind . was disturbed with common business ; and that he poured out with great fluency his unpremeditated . verse . Versification , free , like his , from the dis tresses of rhyme , must , by a work so MILTON . 117.
Page 118
Samuel Johnson. tresses of rhyme , must , by a work so long , be made prompt and habitual ; and , when his thoughts were once adjusted , the words would come at his command . At what particular times of his life the parts of his work ...
Samuel Johnson. tresses of rhyme , must , by a work so long , be made prompt and habitual ; and , when his thoughts were once adjusted , the words would come at his command . At what particular times of his life the parts of his work ...
Page 97
... rhymes and epithets seem to be laboriously sought , and violently applied . That in the early parts of his life he wrote with mueh care appears from his manuscripts , happily preserved at Cambridge , in which many of his smaller works ...
... rhymes and epithets seem to be laboriously sought , and violently applied . That in the early parts of his life he wrote with mueh care appears from his manuscripts , happily preserved at Cambridge , in which many of his smaller works ...
Page 98
... rhymes uncertain , and the num- bers unpleasing . What beauty there is we must therefore seek in the sentiments and images . It is not to be considered as the effusion of real passion ; for passion runs not after remote allusions and ob ...
... rhymes uncertain , and the num- bers unpleasing . What beauty there is we must therefore seek in the sentiments and images . It is not to be considered as the effusion of real passion ; for passion runs not after remote allusions and ob ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Absalom and Achitophel Addison admiration afterwards ancient appears beauties better blank verse called Cato censure character Charles Dryden College compositions Comus considered Cowley criticism daugh death delight diction Dryden Duke Earl elegance English English poetry Euripides excellence fancy favour friends genius Georgics heroic honour Hudibras images imagination imitation John Dryden kind King knew known labour Lady language Latin learning lines Lord Lord Roscommon ment Milton mind nature never NIHIL numbers observed opinion Paradise Lost parliament passions performance perhaps Philips Pindar play pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope pounds praise preface produced published racters reader reason relates remarks rhyme satire says seems Sempronius sentiments shew shewn sometimes Sprat supposed Syphax Tatler thing thou thought tion told tragedy translation verses Virgil virtue Waller whig words write written wrote