The feast of the poets, with notes, and other pieces in verse, by the editor of The Examiner. The dedication signed: Leigh HuntLondon, 1815 |
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... language , are the Session of the Poets , by Sir John Suckling ; another Session , by an anonymous author , in the first volume of State Poems ; the Trial for the Bays , by Lord Rochester ; and the Election of a Poet Laureat , by Shef ...
... language , are the Session of the Poets , by Sir John Suckling ; another Session , by an anonymous author , in the first volume of State Poems ; the Trial for the Bays , by Lord Rochester ; and the Election of a Poet Laureat , by Shef ...
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... 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 , he was passing a satire on ...
... 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 , he was passing a satire on ...
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... tration ; and a compact , lively volume , written by one who was learned enough to enter into the language of his hero , of taste enough to relish his accomplishments , and of knowledge and spirit enough to apprehend FEAST OF THE POETS .
... tration ; and a compact , lively volume , written by one who was learned enough to enter into the language of his hero , of taste enough to relish his accomplishments , and of knowledge and spirit enough to apprehend FEAST OF THE POETS .
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... language and his primitive mention of persons by their christian as well as surname , to have an air of his own ; and indeed there is not a greater mannerist in the whole circle of poetry , either in a good or bad sense . His main ...
... language and his primitive mention of persons by their christian as well as surname , to have an air of his own ; and indeed there is not a greater mannerist in the whole circle of poetry , either in a good or bad sense . His main ...
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... language they speak sets at nought 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 , by ...
... language they speak sets at nought 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 , by ...
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