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Pagina 191
... expression . Though all is easy , nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless , there is nothing harsh ; and ... expressing with clearness what he thinks with vigour . His style could not easily be imitated , either seriously or ...
... expression . Though all is easy , nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless , there is nothing harsh ; and ... expressing with clearness what he thinks with vigour . His style could not easily be imitated , either seriously or ...
Pagina 204
... noiseful gain And luxury more late asleep were laid ; All was the night's , and in her silent reign No sound the rest of Nature did invade In this deep quiet— The expression All was the night's is taken from Seneca 204 LIVES OF THE POETS.
... noiseful gain And luxury more late asleep were laid ; All was the night's , and in her silent reign No sound the rest of Nature did invade In this deep quiet— The expression All was the night's is taken from Seneca 204 LIVES OF THE POETS.
Pagina 371
... expression , as when he accommodates his diction to the wonderful multiplicity of Homer's sentiments and descriptions . Poetical expression includes sound as well as meaning ; Musick , says Dryden , is inarticulate poetry ; among the ...
... expression , as when he accommodates his diction to the wonderful multiplicity of Homer's sentiments and descriptions . Poetical expression includes sound as well as meaning ; Musick , says Dryden , is inarticulate poetry ; among the ...
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Absalom and Achitophel Addison afterwards appears beauties blank verse called censured character Charles Dryden comedy composition Congreve considered Cowley criticism death delight diction diligence dramatick Dryden Dunciad Earl easily elegance endeavoured English English poetry epick epitaph Euripides excellence fancy favour friends genius heroick Homer honour Iliad images imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden judgement Juvenal kind King known labour lady language Latin learning Letters lines lived Lord Lord Halifax metaphysical poets Milton mind nature never numbers opinion Paradise Lost passions perhaps Pindar play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise preface produced publick published reader reason remarks reputation rhyme satire says seems sentiments shew shewn sometimes stanza supposed tell things Thomson thou thought tion told tragedy translation Tyrannick Love verses versification Virgil virtue WILLIAM CONGREVE words write written wrote