A History of English Poetry, Volume 5Macmillan, 1905 - 464 pages |
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... England by The Spectator . Simon Honeycomb's description of manners in England under Charles II . Absence of female influence . Addison , through The Spectator , increases the social influence of women . Legislation of The Spectator in ...
... England by The Spectator . Simon Honeycomb's description of manners in England under Charles II . Absence of female influence . Addison , through The Spectator , increases the social influence of women . Legislation of The Spectator in ...
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... England . Monarchical and Female influence in French Literature . Coffee - House and Parliamentary influence in English Literature . Infusion of popular idiom in English verse after the Revolution of 1688 . Transition from the Courtly ...
... England . Monarchical and Female influence in French Literature . Coffee - House and Parliamentary influence in English Literature . Infusion of popular idiom in English verse after the Revolution of 1688 . Transition from the Courtly ...
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... England in the first half of the eighteenth century . His birth and education . Imitative period of composition . His Pastorals : rivalry with Ambrose Philips : ironic praise of the latter in The Guardian . harmonious Windsor Forest and ...
... England in the first half of the eighteenth century . His birth and education . Imitative period of composition . His Pastorals : rivalry with Ambrose Philips : ironic praise of the latter in The Guardian . harmonious Windsor Forest and ...
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... England . Characteristics of Thomson's blank - verse : its Miltonic groundwork . Latin constructions : imitation of John Philips . MARK AKENSIDE Birth , education , history , and character . Tendency of his genius to make poetry ...
... England . Characteristics of Thomson's blank - verse : its Miltonic groundwork . Latin constructions : imitation of John Philips . MARK AKENSIDE Birth , education , history , and character . Tendency of his genius to make poetry ...
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... England . Gay's What d'ye Call It ? Character of the play : " ' Twas when the seas were roaring . " Attempt to introduce satirical personality into comedy : Three Hours after Marriage . The Beggars ' Opera . Origin of the play in ...
... England . Gay's What d'ye Call It ? Character of the play : " ' Twas when the seas were roaring . " Attempt to introduce satirical personality into comedy : Three Hours after Marriage . The Beggars ' Opera . Origin of the play in ...
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Addison admirable Æneid afterwards Ambrose Philips ancient appeared blank verse Boileau called Canto character Charles charms Christian Church Classical Renaissance Coffee-houses College Court criticism death diction Dryden Dunciad eighteenth century England English poetry epic Epistle Essay expression eyes fame French French poetry genius Granville Greek hand heaven heroic couplet Horace imagination imitation inspired Italy Johnson Joseph Warton King King Arthur Latin latter liberty lines literary live Lord Louis XIV lyric manner mind mock-heroic Montague moral Muse nation nature numbers o'er panegyrical passion Philips Physicians Pindar poem poet poetical political Pope Pope's praise principle Prior published reader reign religion religious Revolution of 1688 Rolliad Roman satire says seems society soul Spectator spirit style Swift taste Tatler thee Thomas Warton thou thought tion translation verse virtue Walpole Warton Whig William writing written