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... numbers . At the same time were produced , from the same university , two great poets , Cowley and Milton , of dissimilar genius , of opposite principles , but concurring in the cultivation of Latin poetry , in which the English , till ...
... numbers . At the same time were produced , from the same university , two great poets , Cowley and Milton , of dissimilar genius , of opposite principles , but concurring in the cultivation of Latin poetry , in which the English , till ...
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... numbers , his versification ought to be considered . It will afford that pleasure which arises from the observation of a man of judgment , naturally right , forsaking bad copies by degrees , and advancing towards a better practice as he ...
... numbers , his versification ought to be considered . It will afford that pleasure which arises from the observation of a man of judgment , naturally right , forsaking bad copies by degrees , and advancing towards a better practice as he ...
Pagina 124
... numbers purposely neglected , except in a few places where the thoughts , by their native excellence , secure themselves from violation , being such as mean language cannot express . The mode of versification has been blamed by Dryden ...
... numbers purposely neglected , except in a few places where the thoughts , by their native excellence , secure themselves from violation , being such as mean language cannot express . The mode of versification has been blamed by Dryden ...
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ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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