The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
Des de l'interior del llibre
Resultats 1 - 5 de 47.
Pàgina 3
... hope , by the honest desire of giving useful pleasure . In this minute kind of history , the succession of facts is not easily discovered ; and I am not without suspicion that some of Dryden's works are placed in wrong years . I have ...
... hope , by the honest desire of giving useful pleasure . In this minute kind of history , the succession of facts is not easily discovered ; and I am not without suspicion that some of Dryden's works are placed in wrong years . I have ...
Pàgina 7
... and who , as she lived to the age of 80 , had her solicitude rewarded by seeing her son eminent , and , I hope , by seeing him fortunate , and partaking his prosperity . We know at least , from Sprat's account , that he COWLEY.
... and who , as she lived to the age of 80 , had her solicitude rewarded by seeing her son eminent , and , I hope , by seeing him fortunate , and partaking his prosperity . We know at least , from Sprat's account , that he COWLEY.
Pàgina 11
... hope , or the gloominess of despair ; and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis sometimes in flowers fading as her beauty , and sometimes in gems lasting as her virtues . At Paris , as secretary to lord Jermyn , he was engaged in ...
... hope , or the gloominess of despair ; and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis sometimes in flowers fading as her beauty , and sometimes in gems lasting as her virtues . At Paris , as secretary to lord Jermyn , he was engaged in ...
Pàgina 15
... hope , that great numbers were inevitably disappointed ; and Cowley found his re- ward very tediously delayed . He had been promised , by both Charles the first and second , the mastership of the Savoy ; " but he lost it , " says Wood ...
... hope , that great numbers were inevitably disappointed ; and Cowley found his re- ward very tediously delayed . He had been promised , by both Charles the first and second , the mastership of the Savoy ; " but he lost it , " says Wood ...
Pàgina 17
... hope to recover my late hurt so far , within five or six days , ( though it be uncertain yet whether I shall ever recover it ) , as to walk about again . And then , me- thinks , you , and I , and the dean , might be very merry upon L ...
... hope to recover my late hurt so far , within five or six days , ( though it be uncertain yet whether I shall ever recover it ) , as to walk about again . And then , me- thinks , you , and I , and the dean , might be very merry upon L ...
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, with Critical Observations ..., Volum 1 Samuel Johnson Visualització completa - 1821 |
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volum 1 Samuel Johnson Visualització completa - 1801 |
the lives of the most eminent english poets with critical observations on ... samuel johnson, ll.d. Visualització completa - 1806 |
Frases i termes més freqüents
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