The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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... 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 followed Langbaine , as the best authority for his plays : and if I shall ...
... 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 followed Langbaine , as the best authority for his plays : and if I shall ...
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... kind , which requires no acquaintance with the living world , and therefore the time at which it was com- posed adds little to the wonders of Cowley's minority . In 1636 , he was removed to Cambridge , where he conti- nued his studies ...
... kind , which requires no acquaintance with the living world , and therefore the time at which it was com- posed adds little to the wonders of Cowley's minority . In 1636 , he was removed to Cambridge , where he conti- nued his studies ...
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... kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen . Their thoughts are often new , but seldom natural ; they are not obvious , but neither are they just ; and the reader , far from wonder- ing that he missed them , wonders more frequently ...
... kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen . Their thoughts are often new , but seldom natural ; they are not obvious , but neither are they just ; and the reader , far from wonder- ing that he missed them , wonders more frequently ...
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... kind of writing , which was , I believe , borrowed from Marino and his followers , had been recommended by the example of Donne , a man of very extensive and various knowledge ; and by Jonson , whose manner resembled that of Donne more ...
... kind of writing , which was , I believe , borrowed from Marino and his followers , had been recommended by the example of Donne , a man of very extensive and various knowledge ; and by Jonson , whose manner resembled that of Donne more ...
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... kind than any other of Cowley's works . The diction shews nothing of the mould of time , and the sentiments are at no great distance from our present habitudes of thought . Real mirth must be always natural , and nature is uniform . Men ...
... kind than any other of Cowley's works . The diction shews nothing of the mould of time , and the sentiments are at no great distance from our present habitudes of thought . Real mirth must be always natural , and nature is uniform . Men ...
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