The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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... wrote , “ which was never inferted in any collection of his works ; " but he al- tered the expreffion when the lives were collected into volumes . The fatire was added to Cowley's works by the particular di- rection of Dr. Johnfon . N ...
... wrote , “ which was never inferted in any collection of his works ; " but he al- tered the expreffion when the lives were collected into volumes . The fatire was added to Cowley's works by the particular di- rection of Dr. Johnfon . N ...
Pàgina 13
... wrote a Song of Triumph . But this was a time of fuch * By May's Poem we are here to understand a continuation of Lucan's Pharfalia to the death of Julius Cæfar , by Thomas May , an eminent poet and hiftorian , who flourished in the ...
... wrote a Song of Triumph . But this was a time of fuch * By May's Poem we are here to understand a continuation of Lucan's Pharfalia to the death of Julius Cæfar , by Thomas May , an eminent poet and hiftorian , who flourished in the ...
Pàgina 19
... wrote verses , and very often such verses as stood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect , that they were only found to be verfes by counting ' the fyllables . If the father of criticifm ...
... wrote verses , and very often such verses as stood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was fo imperfect , that they were only found to be verfes by counting ' the fyllables . If the father of criticifm ...
Pàgina 21
... wrote rather as beholders than par- takers of human nature ; as Beings looking upon good and evil , impaffive and at leifure ; as Epicurean deities , making remarks on the actions of men , and the viciffitudes of life , without intereft ...
... wrote rather as beholders than par- takers of human nature ; as Beings looking upon good and evil , impaffive and at leifure ; as Epicurean deities , making remarks on the actions of men , and the viciffitudes of life , without intereft ...
Pàgina 25
... wrote poefies for rings . They , who above do various circles find , Say , like a ring , th ' equator Heaven does bind . When Heaven shall be adorn'd by thee , ( Which then more Heaven than ' tis will be ) ' Tis thou must write the ...
... wrote poefies for rings . They , who above do various circles find , Say , like a ring , th ' equator Heaven does bind . When Heaven shall be adorn'd by thee , ( Which then more Heaven than ' tis will be ) ' Tis thou must write the ...
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