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Pagina 1
In the window of his mother ' s apartment lay Spenser ' s Fairy Queen ; in which
he very early took delight to read , till , by feeling the charms of verse , he became
, as he relates , irrecoverably a poet . Such are the accidents which , sometimes ...
In the window of his mother ' s apartment lay Spenser ' s Fairy Queen ; in which
he very early took delight to read , till , by feeling the charms of verse , he became
, as he relates , irrecoverably a poet . Such are the accidents which , sometimes ...
Pagina 4
In the year 1647 , his “ Mistress ” was published ; for he imagined , as he
declared in his preface to a subsequent edition , that “ poets are scarcely thought
freemen of their company without paying some duties , or obliging themselves to
be true ...
In the year 1647 , his “ Mistress ” was published ; for he imagined , as he
declared in his preface to a subsequent edition , that “ poets are scarcely thought
freemen of their company without paying some duties , or obliging themselves to
be true ...
Pagina 13
No man could be born a metaphy , sical poet nor assume the dignity of a writer ,
by descriptions copied from descriptions , by imitations borrowed from imitations ,
by traditional imagery , and hereditary similes , by readiness of rhyme , and ...
No man could be born a metaphy , sical poet nor assume the dignity of a writer ,
by descriptions copied from descriptions , by imitations borrowed from imitations ,
by traditional imagery , and hereditary similes , by readiness of rhyme , and ...
Pagina 20
... all the springs and smallest wheels did look Of life and motion , and with equal
art Made up the whole again of every part . COWLEY . A coal - pit has not often
found its poet ; but , that it may not want its due honour , Cleiveland has
paralleled ...
... all the springs and smallest wheels did look Of life and motion , and with equal
art Made up the whole again of every part . COWLEY . A coal - pit has not often
found its poet ; but , that it may not want its due honour , Cleiveland has
paralleled ...
Pagina 25
HAVING thus endeavoured to exhibit a general representation of the style and
sentiments of the metaphysical poets ... Such an assemblage of diversified
excellence no other poet has hitherto afforded . To choose the best , among
many good ...
HAVING thus endeavoured to exhibit a general representation of the style and
sentiments of the metaphysical poets ... Such an assemblage of diversified
excellence no other poet has hitherto afforded . To choose the best , among
many good ...
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | The Lives of the English Poets: In Two Volumes, Volume 1 Volumes 418-419 van Collection of British authors Volumes 418-419 van Tauchnitz edition. Collection of British authors The Lives of the English Poets: In Two Volumes, Johnson Volume 1 van The lives of the english poets, Samuel Johnson |
| Auteur | Johnson |
| Uitgever | Tauchnitz, 1858 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Universiteit Gent |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 16 juni 2008 |
| Lengte | 4 pagina's |
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