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Pagina xii
As a poet Shakespeare is almost entirely unmentioned, but that, no doubt, was
due to the scheme of the series. The prefaces were to serve as preludes to the
poetical text, and such an arrangement could not, obviously, include the whole ...
As a poet Shakespeare is almost entirely unmentioned, but that, no doubt, was
due to the scheme of the series. The prefaces were to serve as preludes to the
poetical text, and such an arrangement could not, obviously, include the whole ...
Pagina 133
Rhyme, he says, and says truly, is no necessary adjunct of true poetry. But
perhaps, of poetry as a mental operation, metre or musick is no necessary
adjunct: it is however by the musick of metre that poetry has been discriminated
in all ...
Rhyme, he says, and says truly, is no necessary adjunct of true poetry. But
perhaps, of poetry as a mental operation, metre or musick is no necessary
adjunct: it is however by the musick of metre that poetry has been discriminated
in all ...
Pagina 203
to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is
already in a higher state than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry is
invention; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and
delights.
to implore the mercy of his Creator, and plead the merits of his Redeemer, is
already in a higher state than poetry can confer. The essence of poetry is
invention; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and
delights.
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volumes 83-84 van The world's classics |
| Auteur | Samuel Johnson |
| Uitgever | Oxford University Press, 1968 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Pennsylvania State University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 6 juli 2011 |
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