The lives of the English poetsLuke Hansard & Sons, 1810 |
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... MILTON , 84 BUTLER , 183 ROCHESTER , 201 ROSCOMMON , 211 OTWAY , 223 WALLER , 229 POMFRET , 285 DORSET , 237 STEPNEY , 291 J. PHILIPS , 294 WALSH , DRYDEN , 312 315 COW . COWL E Y. THE Life of Cowley , notwithstanding the ( vii )
... MILTON , 84 BUTLER , 183 ROCHESTER , 201 ROSCOMMON , 211 OTWAY , 223 WALLER , 229 POMFRET , 285 DORSET , 237 STEPNEY , 291 J. PHILIPS , 294 WALSH , DRYDEN , 312 315 COW . COWL E Y. THE Life of Cowley , notwithstanding the ( vii )
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... Milton , and Pope , might be said " to lisp in numbers ; " and have given such early proofs , not only of powers of language , but of comprehension of things , as to more tardy minds seem scarcely credible . But of the learned ...
... Milton , and Pope , might be said " to lisp in numbers ; " and have given such early proofs , not only of powers of language , but of comprehension of things , as to more tardy minds seem scarcely credible . But of the learned ...
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... Milton be compared ( for May I hold to be superior to both ) , the advantage seems to lie on the side of Cowley . Milton is generally content to express the thoughts of the ancients in their language ; Cowley , without much loss of ...
... Milton be compared ( for May I hold to be superior to both ) , the advantage seems to lie on the side of Cowley . Milton is generally content to express the thoughts of the ancients in their language ; Cowley , without much loss of ...
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... far from the bustle of life as that he might easily find his way back , when solitude should grow tedious . His retreat was * L'Allegro of Milton . Dr. J. at at first but slenderly accommodated ; yet he soon obtained 16 COWLEY .
... far from the bustle of life as that he might easily find his way back , when solitude should grow tedious . His retreat was * L'Allegro of Milton . Dr. J. at at first but slenderly accommodated ; yet he soon obtained 16 COWLEY .
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... Milton . Den- ham and Waller sought another way to fame , by im- proving the harmony of our numbers . Milton tried the metaphysic style only in his lines upon Hobson the Carrier . Cowley adopted it , and excelled his predecessors ...
... Milton . Den- ham and Waller sought another way to fame , by im- proving the harmony of our numbers . Milton tried the metaphysic style only in his lines upon Hobson the Carrier . Cowley adopted it , and excelled his predecessors ...
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Absalom and Achitophel admired Æneid afterwards ancients appears beauties better blank verse censured character Charles Charles Dryden commission of array composition Comus considered Cowley criticism death defend delight diction dramatick Dryden Duke Earl elegance English epick Euripides excellence fancy favour friends genius Heaven heroick honour Hudibras images imagination imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden kind King knowledge known labour Lady language Latin learning lines Lord Lord Roscommon Marriage à-la-mode ment Milton mind nature never NIHIL numbers opinion Paradise Lost Parliament passions perhaps perusal Philips Pindar play pleasure poem poet poetical poetry pounds praise preface produced publick published racter reader reason relates remarks reputation rhyme satire says seems sent sentiments shew shewn sometimes Sprat style supposed thee thing thou thought tion tragedy translation truth verses versification Virgil virtue Waller words write written wrote