Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their WorksF. Warne, 1879 - 588 pàgines |
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Pàgina 348
... allowed to be a bird of the Muses , I assure you , Sir , I sing very freely in my cage ; sometimes in- deed in the plaintive notes of the nightingale ; but at others , in the cheerful strains of the lark . " In another letter he ...
... allowed to be a bird of the Muses , I assure you , Sir , I sing very freely in my cage ; sometimes in- deed in the plaintive notes of the nightingale ; but at others , in the cheerful strains of the lark . " In another letter he ...
Pàgina 422
... allowed to be written in some parts with vigorous animation , and in others with gentle tenderness ; nor has Pope produced any poem in which the sense predominates more over the diction . But the tale is not skilfully told ; it is not ...
... allowed to be written in some parts with vigorous animation , and in others with gentle tenderness ; nor has Pope produced any poem in which the sense predominates more over the diction . But the tale is not skilfully told ; it is not ...
Pàgina 456
... allowed to be pastoral . In his other poems he cannot be denied the praise of lines sometimes elegant ; but he has seldom much force or much comprehension . The pieces that please best are those which , from Pope and Pope's adherents ...
... allowed to be pastoral . In his other poems he cannot be denied the praise of lines sometimes elegant ; but he has seldom much force or much comprehension . The pieces that please best are those which , from Pope and Pope's adherents ...
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ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 p I | 1 |
Complies with the times 5Neglected by the Court 6Produces | 18 |
acknowledged his obligations to Ben Jonson 28His diction 29His | 31 |
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