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Pagina 8
... poem appeared , seemed unable to contest the palm with any other of the lettered nations . If the Latin performances of Cowley and Milton be com- pared ( for May I hold to be superior to both ) , the advantage seems to lie on the side ...
... poem appeared , seemed unable to contest the palm with any other of the lettered nations . If the Latin performances of Cowley and Milton be com- pared ( for May I hold to be superior to both ) , the advantage seems to lie on the side ...
Pagina 11
... poets : of whom , in a criticism on the works of Cowley , it is not improper to give some ac- count . The metaphysical poets were men of learning , and to shew their learning was their whole endeavour : but , unluckily re- solving to ...
... poets : of whom , in a criticism on the works of Cowley , it is not improper to give some ac- count . The metaphysical poets were men of learning , and to shew their learning was their whole endeavour : but , unluckily re- solving to ...
Pagina 14
... poets ( for poets they were called by themselves and their admirers ) was eminently distinguished . As the authors of this race were perhaps more desirous of being admired than understood , they sometimes drew their conceits from ...
... poets ( for poets they were called by themselves and their admirers ) was eminently distinguished . As the authors of this race were perhaps more desirous of being admired than understood , they sometimes drew their conceits from ...
Pagina 26
... poems , he has forgotten or neglected to name his heroes . In his poem on the death of Hervey , there is much praise , but little passion ; a very just and ample delineation of such virtues as a studious privacy admits , and such ...
... poems , he has forgotten or neglected to name his heroes . In his poem on the death of Hervey , there is much praise , but little passion ; a very just and ample delineation of such virtues as a studious privacy admits , and such ...
Pagina 35
... poem which the author designed to have extended to twelve books , merely , as he makes no scruple of declaring , because the Eneid had that number : but he had leisure or perseverance only to write the third part . Epic poems have been ...
... poem which the author designed to have extended to twelve books , merely , as he makes no scruple of declaring , because the Eneid had that number : but he had leisure or perseverance only to write the third part . Epic poems have been ...
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