The National Review, Volume 14W.H. Allen, 1889 - English literature |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 56
Page 525
... poet as Sydney Dobell may be said to have had it in perfection , and he had high gifts of expression too ; yet he was not a great poet . On the other hand , most of us would hesitate to say that Dryden had that temperament in any marked ...
... poet as Sydney Dobell may be said to have had it in perfection , and he had high gifts of expression too ; yet he was not a great poet . On the other hand , most of us would hesitate to say that Dryden had that temperament in any marked ...
Page 592
... poet's , death that the " time has not come for any attempt to estimate the value of his work , " or to " fix his future place in literature . " In so far as this convenient platitude has encouraged criticism to abstain from the latter ...
... poet's , death that the " time has not come for any attempt to estimate the value of his work , " or to " fix his future place in literature . " In so far as this convenient platitude has encouraged criticism to abstain from the latter ...
Page 699
... poet of any importance does more than sing . But we should be on guard - should we not ? -against the snare of being inclined to ask if we personally like the subject matter of the poet ; and , still more , if we personally happen to ...
... poet of any importance does more than sing . But we should be on guard - should we not ? -against the snare of being inclined to ask if we personally like the subject matter of the poet ; and , still more , if we personally happen to ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Alfoxden Armenian authority banks become better birds bishops boys British called cause Christian Church clergy Coleridge College Colonel Olcott Colonies common doctrine doubt ducks Empire endowment England English existence fact fairy farmers favour Federation feel gentlemen give Gnosticism gold Government hand human Imperial Imperial Federation League influence interest Ireland Irish labour ladies land League less Liberal Unionists living look Lord Madame Blavatsky matter means mind modern NATIONAL REVIEW nature never opinion Parliament party passed perhaps persons poet political position practical present Primrose League principle Quantock Queen's Colleges question reason religion result Roman Catholic seems social spirit Teplitz Theosophical Society Theosophists Theosophy things thought tion tithe trade University W. E. Forster woman women words Wordsworth writes young