The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1858 |
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Pagina 12
... never before so well ex- pressed , " they certainly never attained , nor ever sought it ; for they endeavoured to be singular in their thoughts , and were careless of their diction . But Pope's account of wit is undoubtedly erroneous ...
... never before so well ex- pressed , " they certainly never attained , nor ever sought it ; for they endeavoured to be singular in their thoughts , and were careless of their diction . But Pope's account of wit is undoubtedly erroneous ...
Pagina 13
... never been said before . Nor was the sublime more within their reach than the pathetic ; for they never attempted that comprehension and expanse of thought which at once fills the whole mind , and of which the first effect is sudden ...
... never been said before . Nor was the sublime more within their reach than the pathetic ; for they never attempted that comprehension and expanse of thought which at once fills the whole mind , and of which the first effect is sudden ...
Pagina 17
... never feel the dew of rain From clouds which in the head appear ; But all my too much moisture owe To overflowings of the heart below . COWLEY . The Lover supposes his Lady acquainted with the ancient laws of augury and rites of ...
... never feel the dew of rain From clouds which in the head appear ; But all my too much moisture owe To overflowings of the heart below . COWLEY . The Lover supposes his Lady acquainted with the ancient laws of augury and rites of ...
Pagina 40
... never moved ; we are sometimes surprised , but never delighted , and find much to admire , but little to approve . Still however it is the work of Cowley , of a mind capacious by nature , and replenished by study . In the general review ...
... never moved ; we are sometimes surprised , but never delighted , and find much to admire , but little to approve . Still however it is the work of Cowley , of a mind capacious by nature , and replenished by study . In the general review ...
Pagina 41
... never found wilt be , Yet I'm resolv'd to search for thee ; The search itself rewards the pains . So , though the chymic his great secret miss , ( For neither it in art or nature is , ) Yet things well worth his toil he gains : And does ...
... never found wilt be , Yet I'm resolv'd to search for thee ; The search itself rewards the pains . So , though the chymic his great secret miss , ( For neither it in art or nature is , ) Yet things well worth his toil he gains : And does ...
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