The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2B. Tauchnitz, 1858 - 414 pagina's |
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Pagina 15
... pieces are , like those of others , sometimes elegant , sometimes trifling , and sometimes dull ; amongst the best are the " Camelion , " and the epitaph on John and Joan . Scarcely any one of our poets has written so much and ...
... pieces are , like those of others , sometimes elegant , sometimes trifling , and sometimes dull ; amongst the best are the " Camelion , " and the epitaph on John and Joan . Scarcely any one of our poets has written so much and ...
Pagina 16
... pieces are only tis- sues of common thoughts ; and his smaller , which consist of light images or single conceits , are not always his own . I have traced him among the French epigrammatists , and have been informed that he poached for ...
... pieces are only tis- sues of common thoughts ; and his smaller , which consist of light images or single conceits , are not always his own . I have traced him among the French epigrammatists , and have been informed that he poached for ...
Pagina 27
... pieces neither elevation of fancy , selection of language , nor skill in versification ; yet , if I were required to select from the whole mass of English poetry the most poetical paragraph , I know not what I could prefer to an ...
... pieces neither elevation of fancy , selection of language , nor skill in versification ; yet , if I were required to select from the whole mass of English poetry the most poetical paragraph , I know not what I could prefer to an ...
Pagina 28
... pieces broke . See Pales weeping too , in wild despair , And to the piercing winds her bosom bare . And see yon fading myrtle , where appears The Queen of Love , all bath'd in flowing tears ! See how she wrings her hands , and beats her ...
... pieces broke . See Pales weeping too , in wild despair , And to the piercing winds her bosom bare . And see yon fading myrtle , where appears The Queen of Love , all bath'd in flowing tears ! See how she wrings her hands , and beats her ...
Pagina 60
... pieces to which Gulliver gave occasion ; for who can much delight in the echo of unnatural fiction ? " Dione " is a counterpart to " Amynta " and " Pastor Fido , " and other trifles of the same kind , easily imitated , and unworthy of ...
... pieces to which Gulliver gave occasion ; for who can much delight in the echo of unnatural fiction ? " Dione " is a counterpart to " Amynta " and " Pastor Fido , " and other trifles of the same kind , easily imitated , and unworthy of ...
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