The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1C. Bathurst, 1783 |
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Pàgina 10
... thofe of other men whofe mind is more on things than words , contribute no otherwise to his repu- tation than as they fhew him to have been above the affectation of unfeafonable elegance , and to have known that the business of a ...
... thofe of other men whofe mind is more on things than words , contribute no otherwise to his repu- tation than as they fhew him to have been above the affectation of unfeafonable elegance , and to have known that the business of a ...
Pàgina 21
... Thofe were the " reafons that moved him to follow the vio- lent inclination of his own mind , which , in the greatest throng of his former bufi- " nefs , had ftill called upon him , and re- presented to him the true delights of foli ...
... Thofe were the " reafons that moved him to follow the vio- lent inclination of his own mind , which , in the greatest throng of his former bufi- " nefs , had ftill called upon him , and re- presented to him the true delights of foli ...
Pàgina 26
... Thofe however who deny them to be poets , allow them to be wits . Dryden con- feffes of himself and his contemporaries , that they fall below Donne in wit , but maintains that they furpass him in poetry . If Wit be well defcribed by ...
... Thofe however who deny them to be poets , allow them to be wits . Dryden con- feffes of himself and his contemporaries , that they fall below Donne in wit , but maintains that they furpass him in poetry . If Wit be well defcribed by ...
Pàgina 36
... thofe ? Luft , the scorching dog ftar , here Rages with immoderate heat ; Whilft Pride , the rugged Northern Bear , In others makes the cold too great . And • And where these are temperate known , The foil's 36 COWLEY .
... thofe ? Luft , the scorching dog ftar , here Rages with immoderate heat ; Whilft Pride , the rugged Northern Bear , In others makes the cold too great . And • And where these are temperate known , The foil's 36 COWLEY .
Pàgina 46
... thofe , who think lefs , but are more diligent to adorn their thoughts . That a mistress beloved is fairer in idea than in reality , is by Cowley thus expreffed : Thou in my fancy doft much higher stand , Than women can be plac'd by ...
... thofe , who think lefs , but are more diligent to adorn their thoughts . That a mistress beloved is fairer in idea than in reality , is by Cowley thus expreffed : Thou in my fancy doft much higher stand , Than women can be plac'd by ...
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