The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1858 - 4 pagina's |
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Pagina 66
... poetical labours . He died in Hanover - square , Jan. 30 , 1735 , having a few days before buried his wife , the Lady Anne Villiers , widow to Mr. Thynne , by whom he had four daughters , but no son . Writers commonly derive their ...
... poetical labours . He died in Hanover - square , Jan. 30 , 1735 , having a few days before buried his wife , the Lady Anne Villiers , widow to Mr. Thynne , by whom he had four daughters , but no son . Writers commonly derive their ...
Pagina 67
... poetical precepts are accompanied with agreeable and instructive notes . The Mask of " Peleus and Thetis " has here and there a pretty line ; but it is not always melodious , and the conclusion is wretched . In his " British Enchanters ...
... poetical precepts are accompanied with agreeable and instructive notes . The Mask of " Peleus and Thetis " has here and there a pretty line ; but it is not always melodious , and the conclusion is wretched . In his " British Enchanters ...
Pagina 70
... poetical character , was supposed to be Pindaric . Having fixed his attention on Cowley as a model , he has at- tempted in some sort to rival him , and has written a " Hymn to Darkness , " evidently as a counterpart to Cowley's " Hymn ...
... poetical character , was supposed to be Pindaric . Having fixed his attention on Cowley as a model , he has at- tempted in some sort to rival him , and has written a " Hymn to Darkness , " evidently as a counterpart to Cowley's " Hymn ...
Pagina 73
... poetical incident of most importance in Tickell's life was his publication of the first book of the " Iliad , " as trans- lated by himself , an apparent opposition to Pope's " Homer , " of which the first part made its entrance into the ...
... poetical incident of most importance in Tickell's life was his publication of the first book of the " Iliad , " as trans- lated by himself , an apparent opposition to Pope's " Homer , " of which the first part made its entrance into the ...
Pagina 95
... poetical contest , in which Mr. Savage engaged , and is allowed to have carried the price of honour from his competitors ; but I know not whether he gained by his per- formance any other advantage than the increase of his repu- tation ...
... poetical contest , in which Mr. Savage engaged , and is allowed to have carried the price of honour from his competitors ; but I know not whether he gained by his per- formance any other advantage than the increase of his repu- tation ...
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