The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 1Stone and Kimball, 1896 |
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Pàgina xv
... Imitations of Spenser , however successful , ' are not to be reckoned among the great achievements of intellect , ' though they may be ' proofs of great industry and great nicety of observation . ' ' The noblest beauties of art are ...
... Imitations of Spenser , however successful , ' are not to be reckoned among the great achievements of intellect , ' though they may be ' proofs of great industry and great nicety of observation . ' ' The noblest beauties of art are ...
Pàgina xviii
... imitation . ' And the splendid panegyric which closes | the life of Milton is suitably prefaced by this significant and magnanimous avowal : ' Whatever be the advantage of rhyme , I cannot prevail on myself to wish that Milton had been ...
... imitation . ' And the splendid panegyric which closes | the life of Milton is suitably prefaced by this significant and magnanimous avowal : ' Whatever be the advantage of rhyme , I cannot prevail on myself to wish that Milton had been ...
Pàgina 17
... imitations borrowed from imitations , by traditional imagery , and hereditary similes , by readiness of rhyme and volubility of syllables . In perusing the works of this race of authors , the mind is exercised either by recollection or ...
... imitations borrowed from imitations , by traditional imagery , and hereditary similes , by readiness of rhyme and volubility of syllables . In perusing the works of this race of authors , the mind is exercised either by recollection or ...
Pàgina 39
... imitations supply its place . The Pindaric Odes have so long enjoyed the highest degree of poetical reputation , that I am not willing to dismiss them with unabated censure ; and surely though the mode of their composition be erroneous ...
... imitations supply its place . The Pindaric Odes have so long enjoyed the highest degree of poetical reputation , that I am not willing to dismiss them with unabated censure ; and surely though the mode of their composition be erroneous ...
Pàgina 51
... imitate only sound and motion . A boundless verse , a headlong verse , and a verse of brass or of strong brass , seem to comprise very incongruous and unsociable ideas . What there is peculiar in the sound of the line expressing loose ...
... imitate only sound and motion . A boundless verse , a headlong verse , and a verse of brass or of strong brass , seem to comprise very incongruous and unsociable ideas . What there is peculiar in the sound of the line expressing loose ...
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