Critical Essays on Some of the Poems of Several English PoetsJames Phillips, 1785 - 386 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα xii
... natural taste for metrical compofition . His oc- cupation in life introduced him first into the house of Mr. Scott , where he ob- served fome little poetical effays of the fon . A fimilarity of difpofition foon brought on an intimacy ...
... natural taste for metrical compofition . His oc- cupation in life introduced him first into the house of Mr. Scott , where he ob- served fome little poetical effays of the fon . A fimilarity of difpofition foon brought on an intimacy ...
Σελίδα xxxii
... natural caution and diffidence feemed to increase : he always expressed the strongest sense of the ne- ceffity of frequent revifal before publi- cation ; and no writer ever adhered more ftrictly than himself to the well - known precept ...
... natural caution and diffidence feemed to increase : he always expressed the strongest sense of the ne- ceffity of frequent revifal before publi- cation ; and no writer ever adhered more ftrictly than himself to the well - known precept ...
Σελίδα xliv
... natural abi- lities , and much acquired knowledge , with a candid difpofition and elegant tafte ; and by the general tenor of his correfpondence with Scott , appears to have been always a young man of a re- ligious and ftudious turn . A ...
... natural abi- lities , and much acquired knowledge , with a candid difpofition and elegant tafte ; and by the general tenor of his correfpondence with Scott , appears to have been always a young man of a re- ligious and ftudious turn . A ...
Σελίδα lxii
... natural obfer- vations of the poet , among which may be given the following . Thin mifts hung hovering o'er the diftant trees , Or roll'd from off the fields before the breeze . Eclog . I. Bright fleecy clouds flew scattering o'er the ...
... natural obfer- vations of the poet , among which may be given the following . Thin mifts hung hovering o'er the diftant trees , Or roll'd from off the fields before the breeze . Eclog . I. Bright fleecy clouds flew scattering o'er the ...
Σελίδα lxvii
... to all paftoral writers . He cultivated the knowledge of natural history and botany , which e 2 1 which enabled him to preserve the truth of nature with JOHN SCOTT , Efq . lxvii In the spring of 1782, he published his ...
... to all paftoral writers . He cultivated the knowledge of natural history and botany , which e 2 1 which enabled him to preserve the truth of nature with JOHN SCOTT , Efq . lxvii In the spring of 1782, he published his ...
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Critical Essays on Some of the Poems of Several English Poets John Scott,John Hoole Πλήρης προβολή - 1785 |
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Σελίδα 149 - THE curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me.
Σελίδα 38 - And all their echoes, mourn. The willows and the hazel copses green Shall now no more be seen Fanning their joyous leaves to thy soft lays. As killing as the canker to the rose...
Σελίδα 192 - There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by.
Σελίδα 156 - The breezy call of incense-breathing morn, The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed, The cock's shrill clarion, or the echoing horn, No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed. For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn, Or busy housewife ply her evening care; No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share.
Σελίδα 245 - When time advances, and when lovers fail, She then shines forth, solicitous to bless, In all the glaring impotence of dress.
Σελίδα 214 - How often have I blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train, from labour free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree...
Σελίδα 218 - Where wealth accumulates, and men decay: Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade ; A breath can make them, as a breath has made: But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied. A time there was, ere England's griefs began, When every rood of ground maintained its man...
Σελίδα 100 - Be full, ye courts ; be great who will ; Search for peace with all your skill ; Open wide the lofty door, Seek her on the marble floor ; In vain...
Σελίδα 229 - At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray.
Σελίδα 161 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Awaits alike th