The lives of the English poetsRivington, 1858 - 414 pages |
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Page 117
... tragedies , a few short poems had appeared in blank verse , particularly one tending to reconcile the nation to Ralegh's wild attempt upon Guiana , and probably written by Ralegh himself . These petty performances cannot be supposed to ...
... tragedies , a few short poems had appeared in blank verse , particularly one tending to reconcile the nation to Ralegh's wild attempt upon Guiana , and probably written by Ralegh himself . These petty performances cannot be supposed to ...
Page 146
... tragedy ; whether from the Alcibiade of Palaprat , I have not means to inquire . Langbaine , the great detector of plagiarism , is silent . In 1677 , he published " Titus and Berenice , " translated from Rapin , with the " Cheats of ...
... tragedy ; whether from the Alcibiade of Palaprat , I have not means to inquire . Langbaine , the great detector of plagiarism , is silent . In 1677 , he published " Titus and Berenice , " translated from Rapin , with the " Cheats of ...
Page 147
... tragedy drawn from middle life . Its whole power is upon the affections ; for it is not written with much comprehen- sion of thought , or elegance of expression . But if the heart is interested , many other beauties may be wanting , yet ...
... tragedy drawn from middle life . Its whole power is upon the affections ; for it is not written with much comprehen- sion of thought , or elegance of expression . But if the heart is interested , many other beauties may be wanting , yet ...
Page 190
... tragedy . " Would it be imagined that , of this rival to antiquity , all the satires were little personal invectives , and that his longest composi- tion was a song of eleven stanzas ? The blame , however , of this exaggerated praise ...
... tragedy . " Would it be imagined that , of this rival to antiquity , all the satires were little personal invectives , and that his longest composi- tion was a song of eleven stanzas ? The blame , however , of this exaggerated praise ...
Page 210
... tragedies . He then joined with Sir Robert Howard in " The Indian Queen , " a tragedy in rhyme . The parts which either of them wrote are not distinguished . " The Indian Emperor " was published in 1667. It is a tragedy in rhyme ...
... tragedies . He then joined with Sir Robert Howard in " The Indian Queen , " a tragedy in rhyme . The parts which either of them wrote are not distinguished . " The Indian Emperor " was published in 1667. It is a tragedy in rhyme ...
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