The Feast of the Poets: With Notes, and Other Pieces in Verse |
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Page 71
... latter publication , the Irish Melodies , how greatly he had improved his mo- rality , and not only so , but how much the graces of his fancy had gained instead of lost by the im- provement . In the sprightly and idiomatic flow of his ...
... latter publication , the Irish Melodies , how greatly he had improved his mo- rality , and not only so , but how much the graces of his fancy had gained instead of lost by the im- provement . In the sprightly and idiomatic flow of his ...
Page 78
... and is a man of less industry , than because he does not equal the latter in genius . The allusion in the text is to his strange periodical publication , called the Friend . See Note 18 . There was an idle report , it seems , on 78.
... and is a man of less industry , than because he does not equal the latter in genius . The allusion in the text is to his strange periodical publication , called the Friend . See Note 18 . There was an idle report , it seems , on 78.
Page 88
... , at any rate , to fix the eyes of mankind in a lively manner upon the persons that preside over their interests , and to keep up a certain demand for knowledge and public improvement ; -the latter , under the guise of 88.
... , at any rate , to fix the eyes of mankind in a lively manner upon the persons that preside over their interests , and to keep up a certain demand for knowledge and public improvement ; -the latter , under the guise of 88.
Page 89
... latter , under the guise of interesting us in the individuals of our species , turns our thoughts away from society and men altogether , and nourishes that eremitical vague- ness of sensation - that making a business of reverie -that ...
... latter , under the guise of interesting us in the individuals of our species , turns our thoughts away from society and men altogether , and nourishes that eremitical vague- ness of sensation - that making a business of reverie -that ...
Page 93
... latter . If Shak- speare , for example , had written only those two lines , one in the Merchant of Venice , where he speaks of moonlight , How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank , And the other in Lear , where the poor old heart ...
... latter . If Shak- speare , for example , had written only those two lines , one in the Merchant of Venice , where he speaks of moonlight , How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank , And the other in Lear , where the poor old heart ...
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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