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Pagina 13
... admiration . Sublimity is produced by aggregation , and littleness by dispersion . Great thoughts are always general , and consist in positions not limited by exceptions , and in descriptions not descending to minuteness . It is with ...
... admiration . Sublimity is produced by aggregation , and littleness by dispersion . Great thoughts are always general , and consist in positions not limited by exceptions , and in descriptions not descending to minuteness . It is with ...
Pagina 14
... admired than understood , they sometimes drew their conceits from recesses of learning not very much frequented by common readers of poetry . Thus Cowley on Knowledge : The sacred tree ' midst the fair orchard grew The 14 COWLEY . DENHAM.
... admired than understood , they sometimes drew their conceits from recesses of learning not very much frequented by common readers of poetry . Thus Cowley on Knowledge : The sacred tree ' midst the fair orchard grew The 14 COWLEY . DENHAM.
Pagina 24
... admired . What Cowley has written upon Hope shews an un- equalled fertility of invention : Hope , whose weak being ruin'd is , Alike if it succeed and if it miss ; Whom good or ill does equally confound , And both the horns of Fate's ...
... admired . What Cowley has written upon Hope shews an un- equalled fertility of invention : Hope , whose weak being ruin'd is , Alike if it succeed and if it miss ; Whom good or ill does equally confound , And both the horns of Fate's ...
Pagina 25
... admiration . HAVING thus endeavoured to exhibit a general represen- tation of the style and sentiments of the metaphysical poets , it is now proper to examine particularly the works of Cowley , who was almost the last of that race , and ...
... admiration . HAVING thus endeavoured to exhibit a general represen- tation of the style and sentiments of the metaphysical poets , it is now proper to examine particularly the works of Cowley , who was almost the last of that race , and ...
Pagina 28
... are introduced , is practised , not by those who talk to be understood , but by those who write to be admired . The Anacreontics therefore of Cowley give now all the pleasure which they ever gave . If he was formed 28 COWLEY .
... are introduced , is practised , not by those who talk to be understood , but by those who write to be admired . The Anacreontics therefore of Cowley give now all the pleasure which they ever gave . If he was formed 28 COWLEY .
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Absalom and Achitophel Addison admiration afterwards Almanzor ancient appears beauties better blank verse censure character Charles Dryden compositions considered Cowley criticism death defend delight diction diligence dramatic Dryden Duke Earl elegance English English poetry Euripides excellence fancy favour friends genius Georgics heroic honour Hudibras images imagination imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden Johnson's Lives Juvenal kind King known labour Lady language Latin learning lines Lord Lord Conway Milton mind nature never NIHIL numbers opinion Paradise Lost parliament passions perhaps Philips Pindar play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope pounds praise preface produced published reader reason relates remarks reputation rhyme satire says seems sentiments shew shewn sometimes Sprat style supposed Syphax thee thing thou thought tion told tragedy translation truth verses versification Virgil virtue Waller Westminster Abbey words write written wrote