From Shakespeare to Pope: An Inquiry Into the Causes and Phenomena of the Rise of Classical Poetry in England |
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Page 15
... position somewhat analogous to that of Cowley . But he stood alone until Filicaja came , and Italy presents us with the spectacle of a literature too effete and nerveless to undergo the process of even a classical change . When at last ...
... position somewhat analogous to that of Cowley . But he stood alone until Filicaja came , and Italy presents us with the spectacle of a literature too effete and nerveless to undergo the process of even a classical change . When at last ...
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... position as the leader of imaginative literature by narrowing its scope and rigidly re- ducing its resources . Of late years , ever since the beginning of the present century , indeed , it has been customary to disregard entirely the ...
... position as the leader of imaginative literature by narrowing its scope and rigidly re- ducing its resources . Of late years , ever since the beginning of the present century , indeed , it has been customary to disregard entirely the ...
Page 49
... position very similar to his own , and where he received the hand of his daughter . Mr Hampden possessed a young son , who then , and for a long time afterwards , was conspicuous only for his " jolly conversation " and for his warm ...
... position very similar to his own , and where he received the hand of his daughter . Mr Hampden possessed a young son , who then , and for a long time afterwards , was conspicuous only for his " jolly conversation " and for his warm ...
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... position of the Infanta , the attitude of France , all are discussed in language which may seem florid to us , but which had the charm of novelty and reality to the gentlemen and ladies of James's court , among whom the verses were ...
... position of the Infanta , the attitude of France , all are discussed in language which may seem florid to us , but which had the charm of novelty and reality to the gentlemen and ladies of James's court , among whom the verses were ...
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... position . It is quite extraordinary to find when we sift these famous pieces from the body of Waller's writings , how slender a bundle they form . The immortality of the fair , the cruel , the disdainful Sacharissa hangs upon no more ...
... position . It is quite extraordinary to find when we sift these famous pieces from the body of Waller's writings , how slender a bundle they form . The immortality of the fair , the cruel , the disdainful Sacharissa hangs upon no more ...
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