Essays, Biographical, Critical and Historical, Volum 2

Addison admirable Anatomy of Melancholy ancient apologues appear Arabian Arabian Tales beauty caliphs Canterbury Tales century character charms colours composition consider criticism crusade delight diction Ditto Dryden edition effect elegant endeavour English English Poetry Essays excellent exhibited exquisite fable fairy fancy genius Geoffery Gesta Romanorum grace hath heaven humour imagery imagination incidents justly king knight language learned literature Lord manner ment merit Milton mind moral nature never observes opinion oriental passage period Persian perspicuity philosophical Pilpay pleasing pleasure poem poet poetry present productions prose racter reader remarks rich Roger de Coverley romance says second Crusade sense Shakspeare shew Simeon Seth simplicity Sir Roger species specimen Spectator spirit stars story style sublime supposed sweetness taste Tatler things third crusade thou tion verse whilst William of Malmesbury wonderful words writers written