The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volumen1W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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... opinion concerning manna : Variety I ask not : give me one To live perpetually upon . The person love does to us fit , Like manna , has the taste of all in it . Thus Donne shews his medicinal knowledge in some encomiastic verses 22 ...
... opinion concerning manna : Variety I ask not : give me one To live perpetually upon . The person love does to us fit , Like manna , has the taste of all in it . Thus Donne shews his medicinal knowledge in some encomiastic verses 22 ...
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... opinions , which discover no irre- verence of religion , must defend him ; but that the accusa- tion of lasciviousness is unjust , the perusal of his work will sufficiently evince . Cowley's Mistress has no power of seduction : she ...
... opinions , which discover no irre- verence of religion , must defend him ; but that the accusa- tion of lasciviousness is unjust , the perusal of his work will sufficiently evince . Cowley's Mistress has no power of seduction : she ...
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... in imitation of Virgil , whom he sup- poses not to have intended to complete them . That this opinion is erroneous , may be probably concluded , because D 2 this truncation is imitated by no subsequent Roman poet ; COWLEY . 57.
... in imitation of Virgil , whom he sup- poses not to have intended to complete them . That this opinion is erroneous , may be probably concluded , because D 2 this truncation is imitated by no subsequent Roman poet ; COWLEY . 57.
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... opinions : but the thoughts of obedience , whether canonical or civil , raised his indigna- tion . His unwillingness to engage in the ministry , perhaps not yet advanced to a settled resolution of declining it , appears in a letter to ...
... opinions : but the thoughts of obedience , whether canonical or civil , raised his indigna- tion . His unwillingness to engage in the ministry , perhaps not yet advanced to a settled resolution of declining it , appears in a letter to ...
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... opinion , and confirmed him in the hope , that , " by labour and in- tense study , which , ” says he , “ I take to be my portion in this life , joined with a strong propensity of nature , " he might leave something so written to after ...
... opinion , and confirmed him in the hope , that , " by labour and in- tense study , which , ” says he , “ I take to be my portion in this life , joined with a strong propensity of nature , " he might leave something so written to after ...
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Absalom and Achitophel Addison admiration Æneid afterwards appears beauties better blank verse called Cato censure character Charles Dryden compositions considered Cowley criticism death delight diction diligence Dryden duke earl elegance English English poetry Euripides excellence fancy favour friends genius georgic honour Hudibras images imagination imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden kind king known labour lady language Latin learning less lines lived lord lord Conway ment Milton mind nature never NIHIL numbers observed opinion Paradise Lost passions perhaps Philips Pindar play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope pounds praise preface produced published racter reader reason remarks reputation rhyme satire says seems seldom sent sentiments shew shewn sometimes Sprat supposed Syphax Tatler thing thou thought tion told tragedy translation verses versification Virgil virtue Waller whigs words write written wrote