The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A. Philips. West. Collins. Dyer. Shenstone. Young. Waller. Akenside. Gray. LytteltonC. Bathurst, J. Buckland, W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Davies, T. Payne, L. Davis, W. Owen, B. White, S. Crowder, T. Caslon, T. Longman, ... [and 24 others], 1781 - English poetry - 503 pages |
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... verfe , for which he must have " them all fubfcribe ; for , fays he , the author ic fhall not begin to print till I have a thou- " fand guineas for him . " About this time it is likely that Steele , who was , with all his political fury ...
... verfe , for which he must have " them all fubfcribe ; for , fays he , the author ic fhall not begin to print till I have a thou- " fand guineas for him . " About this time it is likely that Steele , who was , with all his political fury ...
Page 103
... verfe , Both transla- tions fell into the hands of Croufaz , who first , when he had the version in profe , wrote a general cenfure , and afterwards reprinted Refnel's verfion , with particular remarks up- on every paragraph . Croufaz ...
... verfe , Both transla- tions fell into the hands of Croufaz , who first , when he had the version in profe , wrote a general cenfure , and afterwards reprinted Refnel's verfion , with particular remarks up- on every paragraph . Croufaz ...
Page 110
... verfe , and was for that purpose fome time at Twickenham ; but he left his work , whatever was the reason , un- finished ; and , by Benson's invitation , under- took the longer talk of Paradife Loft . Pope then defired his friend to ...
... verfe , and was for that purpose fome time at Twickenham ; but he left his work , whatever was the reason , un- finished ; and , by Benson's invitation , under- took the longer talk of Paradife Loft . Pope then defired his friend to ...
Page 120
... verfe and profe : the verses are in this poem ; and the profe , though it was never fent , is printed among his Letters , but to a cool reader of the present time exhibits nothing but a te- dious malignity . A His laft Satires , of the ...
... verfe and profe : the verses are in this poem ; and the profe , though it was never fent , is printed among his Letters , but to a cool reader of the present time exhibits nothing but a te- dious malignity . A His laft Satires , of the ...
Page 133
... verfe , which Pope had adopted with great imprudence , and , I think , without due confideration of the nature of our language . The sketch is , at least in part , preferved by Ruffhead ; by which it appears , that Pope was thoughtless ...
... verfe , which Pope had adopted with great imprudence , and , I think , without due confideration of the nature of our language . The sketch is , at least in part , preferved by Ruffhead ; by which it appears , that Pope was thoughtless ...
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Addiſon addreffed afterwards againſt almoſt appear aſked becauſe beſt Bolingbroke cauſe cenfure character compofition confequence confiderable confidered criticiſm criticks deferves defign defire diſcovered Dryden Dunciad eaſily Edward Young Effay elegance Engliſh epitaph Eſſay fafe faid fame fatire favour fays fecond feems fenfe fent fhall fhew fhort fhould firft firſt folicited fome fomething fometimes foon friendſhip ftudies fubject fuccefs fuch fuffered fufficient fuppofed furely greateſt higheſt himſelf honour houſe Iliad increaſe kindneſs laft laſt leaſt lefs Letters Lord Lyttelton Mallet maſter mind moſt muſt never Night Thoughts numbers obferved occafion paffages paffed paffion perfons perfuaded perhaps Pindar pleafing pleaſed pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's praiſe prefent profe publick publiſhed purpoſe raiſed reader reaſon ſay ſcenes ſeems ſhall ſhe ſome ſtate ſtudy theſe thofe Thomſon thoſe thouſand tion tranflation univerfally unkle uſed verfe verfion verſes whofe whoſe wiſh write written Young
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Page 353 - I have found out a gift for my fair; I have found where the wood-pigeons breed; But let me that plunder forbear, She will say 'twas a barbarous deed...
Page 171 - Dryden knew more of man in his general nature, and Pope in his local manners. The notions of Dryden were formed by comprehensive speculation, and those of Pope by minute attention. There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope.
Page 120 - Who but must laugh if such a man there be ? Who would not weep if Atticus were he?
Page 185 - Cheer'd the rough road, we wish'd the rough road long; The rough road then, returning in a round, Mock'd our impatient steps, for all was fairy ground.
Page 485 - In the character of his Elegy I rejoice to concur with the common reader; for by the common sense of readers uncorrupted with literary prejudices, after all the refinements of subtilty and the dogmatism of learning, must be finally decided all claim to poetical honours.
Page 125 - Man, of which he has given this account to Dr. Swift. March 25, 1736. If ever I write any more Epistles in verse one of them shall be addressed to you. I have long concerted it, and begun it; but I would make what bears your name as finished as my last work ought to be, that is to say, more finished than any of the rest. The subject is large, and will divide into four Epistles, which naturally follow the Essay on Man, viz.
Page 172 - The style of Dryden is capricious and varied; that of Pope is cautious and uniform. Dryden obeys the motions of his own mind; Pope constrains his mind to his own rules of composition. Dryden is sometimes vehement and rapid; Pope is always smooth, uniform, and gentle.
Page 55 - As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er Heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene, Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole ; O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head...
Page 238 - Yet softer honours, and less noisy fame, Attend the shade of gentle Buckingham : In whom a race, for courage fam'd and art, Ends in the milder merit of the heart : And, chiefs or sages long to Britain given, Pays the last tribute of a saint to Heaven.
Page 291 - But his devotional poetry is, like that of others, unsatisfactory. The paucity of its topics enforces perpetual repetition, and the sanctity of the matter rejects the ornaments of figurative diction. It is sufficient for Watts to have done better than others what no man has done well.