The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 1Methuen, 1896 |
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Pàgina xiv
... considered what qualities contribute to the desired result . Mere prettiness will not suffice . Pretty things , which are pretty and no more , are ' flowers fragrant and fair , but of short duration ; or they are Such blossoms to be ...
... considered what qualities contribute to the desired result . Mere prettiness will not suffice . Pretty things , which are pretty and no more , are ' flowers fragrant and fair , but of short duration ; or they are Such blossoms to be ...
Pàgina xviii
... considered rhyme to be the necessary concomitant of poetry , let it not be imagined that he was deaf to the charm of all poetry which lacked that embellishment , ' or to the subtle modulations of which blank verse is susceptible . With ...
... considered rhyme to be the necessary concomitant of poetry , let it not be imagined that he was deaf to the charm of all poetry which lacked that embellishment , ' or to the subtle modulations of which blank verse is susceptible . With ...
Pàgina xix
... considered as the effusion of real passion , for passion runs not after remote allusions and obscure opinions . Passion plucks no berries from the myrtle and ivy , nor calls upon Arethuse and Mincius , nor tells of rough satyrs and ...
... considered as the effusion of real passion , for passion runs not after remote allusions and obscure opinions . Passion plucks no berries from the myrtle and ivy , nor calls upon Arethuse and Mincius , nor tells of rough satyrs and ...
Pàgina xxvi
... considered as born aliens , not entitled to rank with the King's English ' ; that these distressing defects are peculiarly conspicuous in the Life of Savage , but are , happily , somewhat toned down in the other Lives , which have an ...
... considered as born aliens , not entitled to rank with the King's English ' ; that these distressing defects are peculiarly conspicuous in the Life of Savage , but are , happily , somewhat toned down in the other Lives , which have an ...
Pàgina 3
... considered as injurious to his reputation ; though , during the suppression of the theatres , it was sometimes privately acted with sufficient approbation . In 1643 , being now Master of Arts , he was , by the pre- valence of the ...
... considered as injurious to his reputation ; though , during the suppression of the theatres , it was sometimes privately acted with sufficient approbation . In 1643 , being now Master of Arts , he was , by the pre- valence of the ...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 1 Samuel Johnson,John Hepburn Millar Visualització completa - 1896 |
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