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Pagina 11
The metaphysical poets were men of learning , and to shew their learning was
their whole endeavour : but , unluckily resolving to shew it in rhyme , instead of
writing poetry they only wrote verses , and very often such verses as stood the
trial of ...
The metaphysical poets were men of learning , and to shew their learning was
their whole endeavour : but , unluckily resolving to shew it in rhyme , instead of
writing poetry they only wrote verses , and very often such verses as stood the
trial of ...
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 31
We are told of Theron ' s bounty , with a hint that he had enemies , which Cowley
thus enlarges in rhyming prose : But in this thankless world the giver Is envied
even by the receiver ; ' Tis now the cheap and frugal fashion Rather to hide than ...
We are told of Theron ' s bounty , with a hint that he had enemies , which Cowley
thus enlarges in rhyming prose : But in this thankless world the giver Is envied
even by the receiver ; ' Tis now the cheap and frugal fashion Rather to hide than ...
Pagina 43
His contractions are often rugged and harsh : One dinge a mountain , and its
rivers too Torn up with ' t . His rhymes are very often made by pronouns , or
particles , or the like unimportant words , which disappoint the ear COWLEY . 43.
His contractions are often rugged and harsh : One dinge a mountain , and its
rivers too Torn up with ' t . His rhymes are very often made by pronouns , or
particles , or the like unimportant words , which disappoint the ear COWLEY . 43.
Pagina 52
... and its praise is yet more when it is apparently copied by Garth and Pope ; after
whose names little will be gained by an enumeration of smaller poets , that have
left scarcely a corner of the island not dignified either by rhyme or blank verse .
... and its praise is yet more when it is apparently copied by Garth and Pope ; after
whose names little will be gained by an enumeration of smaller poets , that have
left scarcely a corner of the island not dignified either by rhyme or blank verse .
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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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