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... studies , and in which he would attempt to reduce to prac- tice his own ideas of what is natural in style , and of the various and legitimate harmony of the English heroic . CONTENTS . Feast of the Poets , Notes to the.
... studies , and in which he would attempt to reduce to prac- tice his own ideas of what is natural in style , and of the various and legitimate harmony of the English heroic . CONTENTS . Feast of the Poets , Notes to the.
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... natural , and really touched his subject with a more original freshness , than when he had his style to himself . ( 3 ) But ever since Pope spoil'd the ears of the town With his cuckoo - song verses half up and half down , & c . The ...
... natural , and really touched his subject with a more original freshness , than when he had his style to himself . ( 3 ) But ever since Pope spoil'd the ears of the town With his cuckoo - song verses half up and half down , & c . The ...
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... naturally guid- ed to Pope by the tone of society which is min- gled with his more poetical character , and find ing their ear at its ease in common with the rest of their faculties , are content with the indolence it enjoys , and care ...
... naturally guid- ed to Pope by the tone of society which is min- gled with his more poetical character , and find ing their ear at its ease in common with the rest of their faculties , are content with the indolence it enjoys , and care ...
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... naturally speak a va- rious language ; it is monotony and uniformity alone that are out of nature . When Pope , in one of his happy couplets , ridiculed the old fashion of gardening , he forgot that on principles common to all the arts ...
... naturally speak a va- rious language ; it is monotony and uniformity alone that are out of nature . When Pope , in one of his happy couplets , ridiculed the old fashion of gardening , he forgot that on principles common to all the arts ...
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... natural language they speak sets at naught the cant habit of books . You might as well endeavour , by the help of a fan , to gather round you the morning freshness of nature , as think of apprehending one of the great spirits of poetry ...
... natural language they speak sets at naught the cant habit of books . You might as well endeavour , by the help of a fan , to gather round you the morning freshness of nature , as think of apprehending one of the great spirits of poetry ...
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Abydos admiration affected Apollo appears bard beautiful better bow'd bright called character Coleridge court court of aldermen cried criticism delight Dryden elegant Eloisa to Abelard ev'ry eyes Fairfax fancy faults Feast feeling flow'r forget friends genius Giaour give graceful harmony Hayley heart idle imitation Italian Jump-up-and-kiss-me Juvenal keep king Laureat least less lines look look'd Lord Byron Lyrical Ballads mind Montepulciano Muse narch never o'er original passion perhaps persons piece Pindar poem poet Poet Laureat poetical poetry politics poor Pope praise prince PYRRHA reader respect rhyme ribaldry round satire Scott seem'd seems sense Shakspeare simplicity singular Sirmio smiles society song soul Southey sparkling speak species spect Spenser spirit style Tasso taste thee thing thou thought tion true turn turn'd twas only Bob verses versification vex'd vulgar Walter Scott wine words Wordsworth writings written