The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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... imitations borrowed from imitations , by traditional imagery , and hereditary similies , by readiness of rhyme , and volubility of syllables . In perusing the works of this race of authors , the mind is exercised either by recollection ...
... imitations borrowed from imitations , by traditional imagery , and hereditary similies , by readiness of rhyme , and volubility of syllables . In perusing the works of this race of authors , the mind is exercised either by recollection ...
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... imitations supply its place . The Pindaric odes have so long enjoyed the highest de- gree of poetical reputation , that I am not willing to dismiss them with unabated censure ; and surely , though the mode of their composition be ...
... imitations supply its place . The Pindaric odes have so long enjoyed the highest de- gree of poetical reputation , that I am not willing to dismiss them with unabated censure ; and surely , though the mode of their composition be ...
Pàgina 57
... imitate only sound and motion . A boundless verse , a headlong verse , and a verse of brass , or of strong brass , seem ... imitation of Virgil , whom he sup- poses not to have intended to complete them . That this opinion is erroneous ...
... imitate only sound and motion . A boundless verse , a headlong verse , and a verse of brass , or of strong brass , seem ... imitation of Virgil , whom he sup- poses not to have intended to complete them . That this opinion is erroneous ...
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... imitation of Davenant shews him to have been well qualified . Of his more elevated occasional poems there is perhaps none that does not deserve commendation . In the verses to Fletcher , we have an image that has since been often ...
... imitation of Davenant shews him to have been well qualified . Of his more elevated occasional poems there is perhaps none that does not deserve commendation . In the verses to Fletcher , we have an image that has since been often ...
Pàgina 64
... imitation of Tully on " Old Age " has neither the clearness of prose , nor the sprightliness of poetry . The " strength of Denham , " which Pope so emphatically mentions , is to be found in many lines and couplets , which convey much ...
... imitation of Tully on " Old Age " has neither the clearness of prose , nor the sprightliness of poetry . The " strength of Denham , " which Pope so emphatically mentions , is to be found in many lines and couplets , which convey much ...
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