Cowley, Denham, MiltonAlexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 |
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... poets , it is now proper to examine particularly the works of Cowley , who was almost the last of that race , and undoubtedly the best . His Miscellanies contain a collection of short compositions , written some as they were dictated by ...
... poets , it is now proper to examine particularly the works of Cowley , who was almost the last of that race , and undoubtedly the best . His Miscellanies contain a collection of short compositions , written some as they were dictated by ...
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... poems , he has forgotten or neglected to name his heroes . In his poem on the Death of Hervey , there is much praise , but little passion ; a very just and ample delineation of such virtues as a studious privacy admits , and such ...
... poems , he has forgotten or neglected to name his heroes . In his poem on the Death of Hervey , there is much praise , but little passion ; a very just and ample delineation of such virtues as a studious privacy admits , and such ...
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... poem which the author designed to have extended to twelve books , merely , as he makes no scruple of declaring , be- cause the Æneid had that number ; but he had leisure or perseverance only to write the third part . Epic poems have ...
... poem which the author designed to have extended to twelve books , merely , as he makes no scruple of declaring , be- cause the Æneid had that number ; but he had leisure or perseverance only to write the third part . Epic poems have ...
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... poem . In the perusal of the Davideis , as of all Cowley's works , we find wit and learn- ing unprofitably ... poets were Spenser , Shak- speare , and Cowley . His manner he had in common with others ; but his sentiments were his own ...
... poem . In the perusal of the Davideis , as of all Cowley's works , we find wit and learn- ing unprofitably ... poets were Spenser , Shak- speare , and Cowley . His manner he had in common with others ; but his sentiments were his own ...
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... poem is less familiar than that of his slightest writings . He has given not the same numbers , but the same diction , to the gentle Anacreon and the tempestu- ous Pindar . His versification seems to have had very little of his care ...
... poem is less familiar than that of his slightest writings . He has given not the same numbers , but the same diction , to the gentle Anacreon and the tempestu- ous Pindar . His versification seems to have had very little of his care ...
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Adam Æneid Anacreon angels arms beasts behold blest blood bold bright call'd clouds Comus Cowley Dæmon Dagon dark death delight divine dost doth dreadful Earth ev'n eyes fair fame fate father fear fire flame friends glory gods grace hand happy hast hath heart Heaven Hell honour hope Israel king labour less light live Lord Lucifer Ludlow town Lycidas malè mighty mihi Milton mind Moab Muse Nature never night numbers numina o'er Ovid Paradise Lost Paradise Regained peace Philistines Pindar pleasure poem poets praise prince rage Rome round sacred Satan seem'd serpent sight soul spake spirits stood sweet tears thee thence thine things thought throne thyself tree truth Twas Twill verse vex'd virtue Whilst wings wise wonder words youth