The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volume 2C. Bathurst ... [and 34 others], 1783 Comprises short biographies and critical appraisals of 52 English poets, most of whom lived during the eighteenth century. |
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Pagina 9
... thoughts , fo " much more to express those thoughts with " elocution . " It is written in quatrains , or heroick stan- zas It DRY DE N. 9.
... thoughts , fo " much more to express those thoughts with " elocution . " It is written in quatrains , or heroick stan- zas It DRY DE N. 9.
Pagina 10
... thought the most ma- jeftick that the English language affords . Of this ftanza he mentions the encum- brances , encreased as they were by the ex- actnefs which the age required . It was , throughout his life , very much his cuftom . to ...
... thought the most ma- jeftick that the English language affords . Of this ftanza he mentions the encum- brances , encreased as they were by the ex- actnefs which the age required . It was , throughout his life , very much his cuftom . to ...
Pagina 13
... thought extremely pleasant and furprifing ; and those first thoughts of his , contrary to the Latin proverb , were not always the least happy ; " and as his fancy was quick , so likewise were the products of it remote and new . " He ...
... thought extremely pleasant and furprifing ; and those first thoughts of his , contrary to the Latin proverb , were not always the least happy ; " and as his fancy was quick , so likewise were the products of it remote and new . " He ...
Pagina 14
... thought , which he can never fashion " into wit or English . His style is boister- " ous and rough - hewn , his rhyme incor- " " rigibly lewd , and his numbers perpetually " harfh and ill - founding . The little talent " which he has ...
... thought , which he can never fashion " into wit or English . His style is boister- " ous and rough - hewn , his rhyme incor- " " rigibly lewd , and his numbers perpetually " harfh and ill - founding . The little talent " which he has ...
Pagina 16
... thought worthy of republica- tion , and is not eafily to be found , it may gratify curiofity to quote it more largely . Whene'er she bleeds , He no feverer a damnation needs , That That dares pronounce the fentence of her death , Than ...
... thought worthy of republica- tion , and is not eafily to be found , it may gratify curiofity to quote it more largely . Whene'er she bleeds , He no feverer a damnation needs , That That dares pronounce the fentence of her death , Than ...
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