 Crabbe, with all his defects, stands immeasurably above Wordsworth as the Poet of the Poor. Tickler. Good. And yet the youngsters, in that absurd Magazine of yours, set him up to the stars as their idol, and kiss his very feet, as if the toes were of...  Noctes Ambrosianæ - Página 18por John Wilson - 1891Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1825 - 826 páginas
...his very feet, as if the toes were of gold. NORTH. Well, well ; let them have their own way awhile. I confess that the " Excursion " is the worst poem,...which appear to be fine, even in the sense, as well as the sound. The remaining 7300 are quite ineffectual. Then what labour the builder of that lofty rhyme... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1825 - 622 páginas
...very feet, as if the toes were of gold. North. — Well, well; let them have their own way awhile. I confess that the " Excursion" is the worst poem,...which appear to be fine, even in the sense, as well as the sound. The remaining 7300 are quite ineffectual. Then what labour the builder of that lofty rhyme... | |
 | John Wilson, John Gibson Lockhart - 1854 - 482 páginas
...his very feet, as if the toes were of gold. North. Well, well; let them have their own way awhile. I confess that the " Excursion" is the worst poem,...It contains about two hundred sonorous lines, some ot which appear to be fine, even in the sense, as well as the sound. The remaining 7300 are quite ineffectual.... | |
 | John Wilson - 1855 - 440 páginas
...his very feet, as if the toes were of gold. North. "Well, well ; let them have their own way awhile. I confess that the " Excursion" is the worst poem,...which appear to be fine, even in the sense, as well as the sound. The remaining seven thousand three hundred are quite ineffectual. Then, what labour the... | |
 | John Wilson - 1855 - 440 páginas
...his very feet, as if the toes were of gold. North. Well, well ; let them have their own way awhile. I confess that the " Excursion" is the worst poem,...which appear to be fine, even in the sense, as well as the sound. The remaining seven thousand three hundred are quite ineffectual. Then, what labour the... | |
 | 1863 - 844 páginas
...below ; and Crabbe, with all his defects, stands immeasurably above Wordsworth as the Poet of the Poor I confess that the ' Excursion ' is the worst poem,...which appear to be fine, even in the sense, as well as the sound. The remaining seven thousand three hundred are quite ineffectual. Then what labor the builder... | |
 | John Wilson, John Gibson Lockhart - 1863 - 482 páginas
...his very feet, as if the toes were of gold. North. Well, well ; let them have their own way awhile. I confess that the " Excursion" is the worst poem,...which appear to be fine, even in the sense, as well as the sound. The remaining 7300 are quite ineffectual. Then what labor the builder of that lofty rhyme... | |
 | John Wilson, Sir John Skelton - 1876 - 642 páginas
...character has he created — not one incident — not one tragical catastrophe. He has thrown no light on man's estate here below ; and Crabbe, with all his...thousand three hundred are quite ineffectual. Then, what labour the builder of that lofty rhyme must have undergone ! It is, in its own way, a small Tower of... | |
 | John Wilson - 1892 - 438 páginas
...his very feet, as if the toes were of gold. North. Well, well ; let them have their own way awhile. I confess that the " Excursion" is the worst poem,...which appear to be fine, even in the sense, as well as the sound. The remaining seven thousand three hundred are quite ineffectual. Then, what labour the... | |
 | William Fraser Rae - 1896 - 500 páginas
...the line concerning Milton that " His soul was like a star and dwelt apart," and again : " I confess The Excursion is the worst poem, of any character, in the English language." 1 The Quarterly, vol. xxxiii., p. 592. Sheridan was able, almost by intuition, to group the personages... | |
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