The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1C. Bathurst, 1783 |
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Pàgina 8
... truth : he that profeffes love ought to feel its power . Petrarch was a real lover , and Laura doubtless deserved his tenderness . Of Cowley , we are told by Barnes * , who had means enough of informa- tion , that , whatever he may talk ...
... truth : he that profeffes love ought to feel its power . Petrarch was a real lover , and Laura doubtless deserved his tenderness . Of Cowley , we are told by Barnes * , who had means enough of informa- tion , that , whatever he may talk ...
Pàgina 11
... truth ( which I take to be an argument “ above all the rest ) , Virgil has told the fame " thing to that purpose . " This expreffion from a fecretary of the present time would be confidered as merely ludicrous , or at most as an ...
... truth ( which I take to be an argument “ above all the rest ) , Virgil has told the fame " thing to that purpose . " This expreffion from a fecretary of the present time would be confidered as merely ludicrous , or at most as an ...
Pàgina 30
... truth if their conceits were far- fetched , they were often worth the carriage . To write on their plan , it was at least necef- fary to read and think . No man could be born a metaphyfical poet , nor affume the dignity of a writer , by ...
... truth if their conceits were far- fetched , they were often worth the carriage . To write on their plan , it was at least necef- fary to read and think . No man could be born a metaphyfical poet , nor affume the dignity of a writer , by ...
Pàgina 33
... Truth did on it reft , And built his perfum'd neft , That right Porphyrian tree which did true lo- gick fhew . Each leaf did learned notions give , And th ' apples were demonftrative : So clear their colour and divine , The very shade ...
... Truth did on it reft , And built his perfum'd neft , That right Porphyrian tree which did true lo- gick fhew . Each leaf did learned notions give , And th ' apples were demonftrative : So clear their colour and divine , The very shade ...
Pàgina 43
... would have ftore Of both ? ' tis here : and what can funs give more ? Nay , what's the fun but , in a different name , A coal - pit rampant , or a mine on flame ! Then let this truth reciprocally run , The fun's heaven's 7 Then COWLEY . 43.
... would have ftore Of both ? ' tis here : and what can funs give more ? Nay , what's the fun but , in a different name , A coal - pit rampant , or a mine on flame ! Then let this truth reciprocally run , The fun's heaven's 7 Then COWLEY . 43.
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