Lives of Dryden and PopeClarendon Press, 1885 - 326 Seiten |
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... poetical composition . We can collect his opinion on this head from more than one passage in the present volume . ' Where there is no difficulty there is no praise ' ( p . 8 ) . The story of Lodona is told with sweetness ; but a new ...
... poetical composition . We can collect his opinion on this head from more than one passage in the present volume . ' Where there is no difficulty there is no praise ' ( p . 8 ) . The story of Lodona is told with sweetness ; but a new ...
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... poetical criticism are here mistaken ; difficulty of subject does not add to , but detracts from , the charm of poetry ; and however well the difficulty may be surmounted , we are still able to perceive that the charm lies , not in the ...
... poetical criticism are here mistaken ; difficulty of subject does not add to , but detracts from , the charm of poetry ; and however well the difficulty may be surmounted , we are still able to perceive that the charm lies , not in the ...
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... poetical distinction , or to have lavished his early wit either on fictitious subjects or public occasions . He probably con- sidered that he who purposed to be an author , ought first to be a student . He obtained , whatever was the ...
... poetical distinction , or to have lavished his early wit either on fictitious subjects or public occasions . He probably con- sidered that he who purposed to be an author , ought first to be a student . He obtained , whatever was the ...
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... poetical life . to be omitted . In 1664 he published the ' Rival Ladies , ' which he dedi- cated to the Earl of Orrery , a man of high reputation both as a writer and a statesman . In this play he made his essay of dramatic rhyme ...
... poetical life . to be omitted . In 1664 he published the ' Rival Ladies , ' which he dedi- cated to the Earl of Orrery , a man of high reputation both as a writer and a statesman . In this play he made his essay of dramatic rhyme ...
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... poetical description of the ship called the " London : " — " 9 " The goodly London in her gallant trim , The Phoenix - daughter of the vanquisht old , Like a rich bride does to the ocean swim , And on her shadow rides in floating gold ...
... poetical description of the ship called the " London : " — " 9 " The goodly London in her gallant trim , The Phoenix - daughter of the vanquisht old , Like a rich bride does to the ocean swim , And on her shadow rides in floating gold ...
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