The Feast of the Poets: With Notes, and Other Pieces in Verse |
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Page 38
... harmony of Pope ; in versifiers , in critics , in philosophers , in historians , in small men and great , in the Mallets , the Hayleys , the Ma- sons , the Johnsons , the Wartons , Adam Smiths , and the Humes . The latter description of ...
... harmony of Pope ; in versifiers , in critics , in philosophers , in historians , in small men and great , in the Mallets , the Hayleys , the Ma- sons , the Johnsons , the Wartons , Adam Smiths , and the Humes . The latter description of ...
Page 39
... harmony , but to a degree apparently so obvious , and , at the same time , so surprising , that they will be inclined to wonder how they could have en- dured so utter a want of variety , and will not be willing , in future , to listen ...
... harmony , but to a degree apparently so obvious , and , at the same time , so surprising , that they will be inclined to wonder how they could have en- dured so utter a want of variety , and will not be willing , in future , to listen ...
Page 42
... to conclude it with some counter examples of real poetic harmony from the verses of Dryden , Spenser , and Milton ; not that the style of any great writer is to be imitated at a venture , or to be studied with any direct 42.
... to conclude it with some counter examples of real poetic harmony from the verses of Dryden , Spenser , and Milton ; not that the style of any great writer is to be imitated at a venture , or to be studied with any direct 42.
Page 67
... harmony and dignity , and speci- mens of almost every beauty of writing may be found in them ; but they will hardly be pleasing now - a - days in a poem of any length , unless the subject involves a portion of the humorous or satirical ...
... harmony and dignity , and speci- mens of almost every beauty of writing may be found in them ; but they will hardly be pleasing now - a - days in a poem of any length , unless the subject involves a portion of the humorous or satirical ...
Page 111
... harmony with the fellow creatures whom he is to please and to instruct ; for a mere intimacy with what is called the world not only serves to injure the finer simplicity of youth , which , properly improved , becomes the noblest wisdom ...
... harmony with the fellow creatures whom he is to please and to instruct ; for a mere intimacy with what is called the world not only serves to injure the finer simplicity of youth , which , properly improved , becomes the noblest wisdom ...
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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