The Works of the English Poets, Volume 1J. Buckland, 1790 |
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Page 29
... men of learning , and to fhew their learning was their whole en- deavour ; but , unluckily refolving to fhew it ' in rhyme , instead of writing poetry they only wrote wrote verses , and very often fuch verfes as ftood COWLEY . 29.
... men of learning , and to fhew their learning was their whole en- deavour ; but , unluckily refolving to fhew it ' in rhyme , instead of writing poetry they only wrote wrote verses , and very often fuch verfes as ftood COWLEY . 29.
Page 34
... rhyme , and volubility of fyllables . In perufing the works of this race of authors , the mind is exercised either by recollection or inquiry ; either fomething already learned is to be retrieved , or fomething new is to be ex- amined ...
... rhyme , and volubility of fyllables . In perufing the works of this race of authors , the mind is exercised either by recollection or inquiry ; either fomething already learned is to be retrieved , or fomething new is to be ex- amined ...
Page 69
... rhyming profe : But in this thankless world the giver Is envied even by the receiver ; ' Tis now the cheap and frugal fashion Rather to hide than own the obligation : Nay , ' tis much worse than fo ; It now an artifice does grow Wrongs ...
... rhyming profe : But in this thankless world the giver Is envied even by the receiver ; ' Tis now the cheap and frugal fashion Rather to hide than own the obligation : Nay , ' tis much worse than fo ; It now an artifice does grow Wrongs ...
Page 94
... rhymes are very often made by pronouns or particles , or the like unimportant words , which disappoint the ear , and destroy the energy of the line . His combinations of different measures is fometimes diffonant and unpleafing ; he ...
... rhymes are very often made by pronouns or particles , or the like unimportant words , which disappoint the ear , and destroy the energy of the line . His combinations of different measures is fometimes diffonant and unpleafing ; he ...
Page 111
... rhyme , or blank verse . " COOPER'S HILL , " if it be maliciously infpected , will not be found without its faults . The digreffions are too long , the morality too frequent , and the fentiments fometimes fuch as will not bear a ...
... rhyme , or blank verse . " COOPER'S HILL , " if it be maliciously infpected , will not be found without its faults . The digreffions are too long , the morality too frequent , and the fentiments fometimes fuch as will not bear a ...
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