The Miscellaneous Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart: Life of DrydenA. and C. Black, 1870 - Demonology |
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... metaphysical poet resemble the quib- bler , exercising precisely the same tyranny over ideas , which the latter practised upon sounds only Jonson gave an early example of metaphysical poetry ; indeed , it was the natural resource of a ...
... metaphysical poet resemble the quib- bler , exercising precisely the same tyranny over ideas , which the latter practised upon sounds only Jonson gave an early example of metaphysical poetry ; indeed , it was the natural resource of a ...
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... metaphysical poets seem to have retained pos- session of the public favour from the reign of James I. till the beginning of the civil wars silenced the Muses . The universities were perhaps to blame 1 Look at Ben Jonson's " Ode to the ...
... metaphysical poets seem to have retained pos- session of the public favour from the reign of James I. till the beginning of the civil wars silenced the Muses . The universities were perhaps to blame 1 Look at Ben Jonson's " Ode to the ...
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... metaphysical poetry could only be practised by men whose minds were deeply stored with learning , and who could boldly draw upon a large fund of acquired knowledge for supplying the expenditure of far - fetched and extra- vagant images ...
... metaphysical poetry could only be practised by men whose minds were deeply stored with learning , and who could boldly draw upon a large fund of acquired knowledge for supplying the expenditure of far - fetched and extra- vagant images ...
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... metaphysical class enjoyed the applause of Charles before he shared the exile of his consort Henrietta . Cleveland also was ho- noured with the early notice of Charles ; one of the most distinguished metaphysical bards , who afterwards ...
... metaphysical class enjoyed the applause of Charles before he shared the exile of his consort Henrietta . Cleveland also was ho- noured with the early notice of Charles ; one of the most distinguished metaphysical bards , who afterwards ...
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... metaphysical poets , in their slipshod pindarics , had totally despised , not only smoothness and elegance , but the common rhythm of versification . Many and long passages may be read without perceiving the least difference between ...
... metaphysical poets , in their slipshod pindarics , had totally despised , not only smoothness and elegance , but the common rhythm of versification . Many and long passages may be read without perceiving the least difference between ...
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