The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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Pàgina vii
... TH HE Life of Cowley. CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME . Page COWLEY , DENHAM , MILTON , 72 84 BUTLER , 183 201 211 OTWAY , 223 WALLER , 229 POMFRET , 285 DORSET , 287 STEPNEY , 291 J. PHILIPS , WALSH , DRYDEN , 294 312 315 COW . ( vii )
... TH HE Life of Cowley. CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME . Page COWLEY , DENHAM , MILTON , 72 84 BUTLER , 183 201 211 OTWAY , 223 WALLER , 229 POMFRET , 285 DORSET , 287 STEPNEY , 291 J. PHILIPS , WALSH , DRYDEN , 294 312 315 COW . ( vii )
Pàgina 23
... Waller fought another way to fame , by im- proving the harmony of our numbers . Milton tried the metaphyfic ftyle only in his lines upon Hobfon the Carrier . Cowley adopted it , and excelled his prede- ceffors , having as much fentiment ...
... Waller fought another way to fame , by im- proving the harmony of our numbers . Milton tried the metaphyfic ftyle only in his lines upon Hobfon the Carrier . Cowley adopted it , and excelled his prede- ceffors , having as much fentiment ...
Pàgina 66
... Waller never could produce . The bulk of his thoughts fometimes fwelled his verfe to unexpected and in- evitable grandeur ; but his excellence of this kind is merely fortuitous : he finks willingly down to his general careleffness , and ...
... Waller never could produce . The bulk of his thoughts fometimes fwelled his verfe to unexpected and in- evitable grandeur ; but his excellence of this kind is merely fortuitous : he finks willingly down to his general careleffness , and ...
Pàgina 73
... Waller remarked , " that he broke out " like the Irish rebellion , three - fcore thoufand ftrong , " when nobody was aware , or in the least suspected " it ; " an obfervation which could have had no pro- priety , had his poetical ...
... Waller remarked , " that he broke out " like the Irish rebellion , three - fcore thoufand ftrong , " when nobody was aware , or in the least suspected " it ; " an obfervation which could have had no pro- priety , had his poetical ...
Pàgina 76
... Waller , " fays Prior , " improved our verfification , and Dry- " den perfected it . " He has given fpecimens of various compofition , defcriptive , ludicrous , didac- tick , and fublime . He appears to have had , in common with almost ...
... Waller , " fays Prior , " improved our verfification , and Dry- " den perfected it . " He has given fpecimens of various compofition , defcriptive , ludicrous , didac- tick , and fublime . He appears to have had , in common with almost ...
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