The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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... were men of learning , and to shew their learning was their whole endeavour : but , un- luckily resolving to shew it in rhyme , instead of writing poetry , they only wrote verses , and very often 18 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... were men of learning , and to shew their learning was their whole endeavour : but , un- luckily resolving to shew it in rhyme , instead of writing poetry , they only wrote verses , and very often 18 LIVES OF THE POETS .
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... rhyme , and volubility of syllables . In perusing the works of this race of authors , the mind is exercised either by recollection or inquiry ; either some- thing already learned is to be retrieved , or something new is to be examined ...
... rhyme , and volubility of syllables . In perusing the works of this race of authors , the mind is exercised either by recollection or inquiry ; either some- thing already learned is to be retrieved , or something new is to be examined ...
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... rhyming prose : But , in this thankless world , the giver Is envied even by the receiver ; ' Tis now the cheap and frugal fashion , Rather to hide , than own , the obligation : Nay , ' tis much worse than so ; It now an artifice does ...
... rhyming prose : But , in this thankless world , the giver Is envied even by the receiver ; ' Tis now the cheap and frugal fashion , Rather to hide , than own , the obligation : Nay , ' tis much worse than so ; It now an artifice does ...
Pàgina 55
... rhymes are very often made by pronouns , or parti- cles , or the like unimportant words , which disappoint the ear , and destroy the energy of the line . His combination of different measures is sometimes dis- sonant and unpleasing ; he ...
... rhymes are very often made by pronouns , or parti- cles , or the like unimportant words , which disappoint the ear , and destroy the energy of the line . His combination of different measures is sometimes dis- sonant and unpleasing ; he ...
Pàgina 63
... rhyme , or blank verse . 66 Cooper's Hill , " if it be maliciously inspected , will not be found without its faults . The digressions are too long , the morality too frequent , and the sentiments sometimes such as will not bear a ...
... rhyme , or blank verse . 66 Cooper's Hill , " if it be maliciously inspected , will not be found without its faults . The digressions are too long , the morality too frequent , and the sentiments sometimes such as will not bear a ...
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