The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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... poetical compofitions , " The tragical " Hiftory of Pyramus and Thifbe , " written when he was ten years old ; and " Conftantia and Philetus , " written two years after . While he was yet at fchool he produced a comedy called " Love's ...
... poetical compofitions , " The tragical " Hiftory of Pyramus and Thifbe , " written when he was ten years old ; and " Conftantia and Philetus , " written two years after . While he was yet at fchool he produced a comedy called " Love's ...
Pàgina 4
... poetical dedi- cation to Sir Kenelm Digby ; of whofe acquaintance all his contemporaries feem to have been ambitious ; and Naufragium Joculare , " a comedy written in Latin , but without due attention to the ancient models ; for it is ...
... poetical dedi- cation to Sir Kenelm Digby ; of whofe acquaintance all his contemporaries feem to have been ambitious ; and Naufragium Joculare , " a comedy written in Latin , but without due attention to the ancient models ; for it is ...
Pàgina 27
... motions grew ; Till they to number and fixt rules were brought . Water and air he for the Tenor chofe , Earth made the Bafe ; the Treble , flame arofe . COWLEY . The The tears of lovers are always of great poetical ac- COWLEY . 27.
... motions grew ; Till they to number and fixt rules were brought . Water and air he for the Tenor chofe , Earth made the Bafe ; the Treble , flame arofe . COWLEY . The The tears of lovers are always of great poetical ac- COWLEY . 27.
Pàgina 28
... poetical ac- count ; but Donne has extended them into worlds . If the lines are not easily understood , they may be read again . On a round ball A workman , that hath copies by , can lay An Europe , Afric , and an Afia , And quickly ...
... poetical ac- count ; but Donne has extended them into worlds . If the lines are not easily understood , they may be read again . On a round ball A workman , that hath copies by , can lay An Europe , Afric , and an Afia , And quickly ...
Pàgina 30
... poetical effect of a lover's name upon glass : My name engrav'd herein Doth contribute my firmness to this glass ; Which , ever fince that charm , hath been As hard as that which grav'd it was . DONNE . THEIR conceits were fentiments ...
... poetical effect of a lover's name upon glass : My name engrav'd herein Doth contribute my firmness to this glass ; Which , ever fince that charm , hath been As hard as that which grav'd it was . DONNE . THEIR conceits were fentiments ...
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