The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2Peter Hill, 1815 |
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Pàgina 15
... his mistress , and of prohibition from the dead . Yet the scenes are , for the most part , delightful ; they exhibit a kind of illustrious depravity , and ma- jestick madness , such as , if it is sometimes B 2 DRYDEN . 15.
... his mistress , and of prohibition from the dead . Yet the scenes are , for the most part , delightful ; they exhibit a kind of illustrious depravity , and ma- jestick madness , such as , if it is sometimes B 2 DRYDEN . 15.
Pàgina 31
... delighted the town , was carried in tri- umph to Whitehall , and played by the ladies of the court . Now was the poetical meteor at the highest : the next moment began its fall . Rochester withdrew his patronage ; seeming resolved ...
... delighted the town , was carried in tri- umph to Whitehall , and played by the ladies of the court . Now was the poetical meteor at the highest : the next moment began its fall . Rochester withdrew his patronage ; seeming resolved ...
Pàgina 33
... delight which the mind feels in the investigation of secrets ; and thinks that curiosity to decipher the names procured readers to the poem . There is no need to inquire why those verses were read , which , to all the attractions of wit ...
... delight which the mind feels in the investigation of secrets ; and thinks that curiosity to decipher the names procured readers to the poem . There is no need to inquire why those verses were read , which , to all the attractions of wit ...
Pàgina 53
... delighted with the fertility of his invention , than mor- tified by the prostitution of his judgment . It is in- deed not certain , that on these occasions his judg- ment much rebelled against his interest . There are minds which easily ...
... delighted with the fertility of his invention , than mor- tified by the prostitution of his judgment . It is in- deed not certain , that on these occasions his judg- ment much rebelled against his interest . There are minds which easily ...
Pàgina 62
... delight is mingled with instruction , and where the author proves his right of judgment by his power of performance . THE different manner and effect with which criti- cal knowledge may be conveyed was perhaps never more clearly ...
... delight is mingled with instruction , and where the author proves his right of judgment by his power of performance . THE different manner and effect with which criti- cal knowledge may be conveyed was perhaps never more clearly ...
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