Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1J. Murray, 1854 - 395 pàgines |
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Pàgina xii
... formation of his period , and those due to his own neglect . Thus , in the first written of the ' Lives , ' that of Cowley , he tells us in one place that Cowley's unfinished epic is in three books , and in another place ( a few pages ...
... formation of his period , and those due to his own neglect . Thus , in the first written of the ' Lives , ' that of Cowley , he tells us in one place that Cowley's unfinished epic is in three books , and in another place ( a few pages ...
Pàgina xiv
... formed from permanent monuments and records ; but Lives can only be written from personal knowledge , which is growing every day less , and in a short time is lost for ever . What is known can seldom be immediately told ; and when it ...
... formed from permanent monuments and records ; but Lives can only be written from personal knowledge , which is growing every day less , and in a short time is lost for ever . What is known can seldom be immediately told ; and when it ...
Pàgina xx
... formed my opinion from Mr. Croker ( whose knowledge of Pope is undoubted ) will I am sure in no way detract from the value of my judgment in this particular . When Boswell , in conversation with Burke , characterised the ' Life of Young ...
... formed my opinion from Mr. Croker ( whose knowledge of Pope is undoubted ) will I am sure in no way detract from the value of my judgment in this particular . When Boswell , in conversation with Burke , characterised the ' Life of Young ...
Pàgina 32
... ' t was , Like poison put into a Venice - glass . " COWLEY : The Heartbreaking . In forming descriptions , they looked out , not for images , but 1618-1667 . HIS FERTILITY OF INVENTION . 33 for conceits 32 22 1618-1667 . COWLEY .
... ' t was , Like poison put into a Venice - glass . " COWLEY : The Heartbreaking . In forming descriptions , they looked out , not for images , but 1618-1667 . HIS FERTILITY OF INVENTION . 33 for conceits 32 22 1618-1667 . COWLEY .
Pàgina 38
... formed by nature for one kind of writing more than for another , his power seems to have been greatest in the familiar and the festive . The next class of his poems is called ' The Mistress , ' of which it is not necessary to select any ...
... formed by nature for one kind of writing more than for another , his power seems to have been greatest in the familiar and the festive . The next class of his poems is called ' The Mistress , ' of which it is not necessary to select any ...
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