Lectures on English Poetry: From the Reign of Edward the Third to the Time of Burns and Cowper, with Shakespeare's Supernatural Characters; an Essay |
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... called him " a well of English undefiled . " His verses have also been said to be imperfect , and sometimes to consist of nine syllables , instead of ten . This is , I think , an equally unfounded accusation ; and , if the Reader will ...
... called him " a well of English undefiled . " His verses have also been said to be imperfect , and sometimes to consist of nine syllables , instead of ten . This is , I think , an equally unfounded accusation ; and , if the Reader will ...
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... called her , " Mistress of only half an Island , " still she managed to humble the gigantic power of Spain ; to afford important succour to Henry the Fourth of France ; and to lay the foundation of that maritime supe- riority , which ...
... called her , " Mistress of only half an Island , " still she managed to humble the gigantic power of Spain ; to afford important succour to Henry the Fourth of France ; and to lay the foundation of that maritime supe- riority , which ...
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... called the Metaphysical School of Poetry ; and whatever honours she distributed , lawn sleves , or robes of ermine , Coronets , or badges of Knighthood , they were rarely , if ever , given without reference to the learning and genius of ...
... called the Metaphysical School of Poetry ; and whatever honours she distributed , lawn sleves , or robes of ermine , Coronets , or badges of Knighthood , they were rarely , if ever , given without reference to the learning and genius of ...
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... called Masques . These were got up at Court with an extraordinary magnificence , which , we are told , modern splendour never reached even in thought ; and that the taste in which they were produced was equal to the splendour , we may ...
... called Masques . These were got up at Court with an extraordinary magnificence , which , we are told , modern splendour never reached even in thought ; and that the taste in which they were produced was equal to the splendour , we may ...
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... called " The State of Inno- cence ; or , the Fall of Man , " founded upon " Para- dise Lost . " " Fit audience let me find , though few , " says Milton , and his wish was more than 1 gratified ; for above 1300 copies - a very great 22 ...
... called " The State of Inno- cence ; or , the Fall of Man , " founded upon " Para- dise Lost . " " Fit audience let me find , though few , " says Milton , and his wish was more than 1 gratified ; for above 1300 copies - a very great 22 ...
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Page 206 - The dew shall weep thy fall to-night ; For thou must die. Sweet Rose, whose hue, angry and brave, Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye, Thy root is ever in its grave, And thou must die. Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My music shows ye have your closes, And all must die.
Page 92 - A blank, my lord. She never told her love, But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought And with a green and yellow melancholy She sat, like patience on a monument, Smiling at grief.
Page 118 - Sheds itself through the face, As alone there triumphs to the life All the gain, all the good, of the elements
Page 200 - And wilt thou leave me thus? Say nay! say nay! And wilt thou leave me thus, That hath loved thee so long In wealth and woe among? And is thy heart so strong As for to leave me thus? Say nay! say nay!
Page 187 - This guest of summer, The temple-haunting. martlet, does approve, By his lov'd mansionry, that the heaven's breath Smells wooingly here : no jutty, frieze, Buttress, nor coigne of vantage, but this bird Hath made his pendent bed, and procreant cradle : Where they most breed and haunt, I have observ'd, The air is delicate.
Page 71 - Waller was smooth ; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full resounding line, The long majestic march, and energy divine : Though still some traces of our rustic vein And splay-foot verse remain'd, and will remain.
Page 198 - I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas that I found not my heart moved more than with a trumpet; and yet it is sung but by some blind crowder, with no rougher voice than rude style...
Page 66 - Absolute rule ; and hyacinthine locks Round from his parted forelock manly hung Clustering, but not beneath his shoulders broad...
Page 66 - And worthy seemed, for in their looks divine The image of their glorious Maker shone, Truth, wisdom, sanctitude severe and pure, Severe, but in true filial freedom...
Page 29 - O be not angry with those fires, For then their threats will kill me ; Nor look too kind on my desires, For then my hopes will spill me. O do not steep them in thy tears, For so will sorrow slay me; Nor spread them as distract with fears; Mine own enough betray me.