Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1952 - 472 pagina's |
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Pagina 93
... mention of which con- cludes the register of Milton's removals and habitations . He lived longer in this place than in any other . He was now busied by Paradise Lost . Whence he drew the original design has been variously conjectured ...
... mention of which con- cludes the register of Milton's removals and habitations . He lived longer in this place than in any other . He was now busied by Paradise Lost . Whence he drew the original design has been variously conjectured ...
Pagina 130
... mention , because they are easily remarked , and generally censured , and at last bear so little proportion to the whole , that they scarcely deserve the attention of a critick . Such are the faults of that wonderful performance ...
... mention , because they are easily remarked , and generally censured , and at last bear so little proportion to the whole , that they scarcely deserve the attention of a critick . Such are the faults of that wonderful performance ...
Pagina 302
... mention of modern war , or the effects of gunpowder . We , who are less afraid of novelty , had already possession of those dreadful images : Waller had described a sea - fight . Milton had not yet transferred the invention of fire ...
... mention of modern war , or the effects of gunpowder . We , who are less afraid of novelty , had already possession of those dreadful images : Waller had described a sea - fight . Milton had not yet transferred the invention of fire ...
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Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Samuel Johnson,George Birkbeck Norman Hill Fragmentweergave - 1968 |
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Absalom and Achitophel Addison admiration afterwards ancient appears beauties better blank verse Cato censure character Charles Dryden compositions considered Cowley criticism death delight diction diligence dramatick Dryden duke Earl elegance endeavoured English excellence fancy favour friends genius heroick honour Hudibras images imagination imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden judgement Juvenal kind King known labour Lady language Latin learning lines lived lord Lord Conway Lord Roscommon Milton mind nature never NIHIL numbers observed opinion Paradise Lost passages passions performance perhaps Philips Pindar play pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope pounds praise produced publick published reader reason relates remarks reputation rhyme satire says seems Sempronius sentiments shew shewn sometimes Sprat supposed Syphax Tatler thing thou thought tion told tragedy translation Tyrannick Love verses versification Virgil virtue Waller Whig words write written wrote