The lives of the English poetsRivington, 1858 - 414 pages |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 58
Page 75
... supposed to have written the Declaration of the reasons for a war with Spain . His agency was considered as of great importance ; for , when a treaty with Sweden was artfully suspended , the delay was publicly imputed to Mr. Milton's ...
... supposed to have written the Declaration of the reasons for a war with Spain . His agency was considered as of great importance ; for , when a treaty with Sweden was artfully suspended , the delay was publicly imputed to Mr. Milton's ...
Page 83
... supposed to have begun to reduce to its present form about the time ( 1655 ) when he finished his dispute with the defenders of the King . He long before had promised to adorn his native country by some great performance , while he had ...
... supposed to have begun to reduce to its present form about the time ( 1655 ) when he finished his dispute with the defenders of the King . He long before had promised to adorn his native country by some great performance , while he had ...
Page 93
... supposed to have been no me- morial ; but in our time a monument has been erected in Westminster Abbey " To the Author of Paradise Lost , " by Mr. Benson , who has in the inscription bestowed more words upon himself than upon Milton ...
... supposed to have been no me- morial ; but in our time a monument has been erected in Westminster Abbey " To the Author of Paradise Lost , " by Mr. Benson , who has in the inscription bestowed more words upon himself than upon Milton ...
Page 95
... supposed to like , with every other skilful reader ; but I should not have ex- pected that Cowley , whose ideas of excellence were so dif- ferent from his own , would have had much of his approbation . His character of Dryden , who ...
... supposed to like , with every other skilful reader ; but I should not have ex- pected that Cowley , whose ideas of excellence were so dif- ferent from his own , would have had much of his approbation . His character of Dryden , who ...
Page 116
... supposed that the writer of " Paradise Lost " could ever write without great effusions of fancy ; and exalted precepts of wisdom . The basis of " Para- dise Regained " is narrow ; a dialogue without action can never please like an union ...
... supposed that the writer of " Paradise Lost " could ever write without great effusions of fancy ; and exalted precepts of wisdom . The basis of " Para- dise Regained " is narrow ; a dialogue without action can never please like an union ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Absalom and Achitophel Addison admiration afterwards Almanzor ancient appears beauties better blank verse censure character Charles Dryden compositions considered Cowley criticism death defend delight diction diligence dramatic Dryden Duke Earl elegance English English poetry Euripides excellence fancy favour friends genius Georgics heroic honour Hudibras images imagination imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden Johnson's Lives Juvenal kind King known labour Lady language Latin learning lines Lord Lord Conway Milton mind nature never NIHIL numbers opinion Paradise Lost parliament passions perhaps Philips Pindar play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope pounds praise preface produced published reader reason relates remarks reputation rhyme satire says seems sentiments shew shewn sometimes Sprat style supposed Syphax thee thing thou thought tion told tragedy translation truth verses versification Virgil virtue Waller Westminster Abbey words write written wrote