The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 1Methuen, 1896 |
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Pàgina viii
... happy phrase , he enjoyed a superiority of wisdom among the wise , and of learning among the learned ; and flashed his wit upon minds bright enough to reflect it . 1 Each year , too , brought its ' jaunt ' viii INTRODUCTION TO.
... happy phrase , he enjoyed a superiority of wisdom among the wise , and of learning among the learned ; and flashed his wit upon minds bright enough to reflect it . 1 Each year , too , brought its ' jaunt ' viii INTRODUCTION TO.
Pàgina viii
... happy phrase , he enjoyed a superiority of wisdom among the wise , and of learning among the learned ; and flashed his wit upon minds bright enough to reflect it . 1 Each year , too , brought its ' jaunt ' viii INTRODUCTION TO.
... happy phrase , he enjoyed a superiority of wisdom among the wise , and of learning among the learned ; and flashed his wit upon minds bright enough to reflect it . 1 Each year , too , brought its ' jaunt ' viii INTRODUCTION TO.
Pàgina xi
... happy productions of human wit ' ; we are reluctant to admit Akenside to be ' superior in the fabrication of his lines to any other writer of blank verse ' ; and most of us think that , given the mass of English poetry to choose from ...
... happy productions of human wit ' ; we are reluctant to admit Akenside to be ' superior in the fabrication of his lines to any other writer of blank verse ' ; and most of us think that , given the mass of English poetry to choose from ...
Pàgina xxvii
... happy moments , is ' fantastic foppery . ' The truth , indeed , seems to be that even so well - found a critic as Mr. Matthew Arnold - who was a sincere admirer of Johnson and ' signified the same in the usual manner ' by applying a ...
... happy moments , is ' fantastic foppery . ' The truth , indeed , seems to be that even so well - found a critic as Mr. Matthew Arnold - who was a sincere admirer of Johnson and ' signified the same in the usual manner ' by applying a ...
Pàgina xxviii
... happy - go - lucky affair than poetry , to prove that English style has as close an affinity with the rotund , the majestic , the sonorous , as with the simple , the unpretending , and the unimpressive - in a word - to restore ...
... happy - go - lucky affair than poetry , to prove that English style has as close an affinity with the rotund , the majestic , the sonorous , as with the simple , the unpretending , and the unimpressive - in a word - to restore ...
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