A Literary History of England: The Restoration and eighteenth century, 1660-1789, by George SherburnAppleton-Century-Crofts, 1948 - 1673 pages |
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... young ) Have taught the numbers of thy native tongue . But satire needs not those , and wit will shine Thro ' the harsh cadence of a rugged line . Butler and Oldham were almost " professional " poets whom the court condescended to ...
... young ) Have taught the numbers of thy native tongue . But satire needs not those , and wit will shine Thro ' the harsh cadence of a rugged line . Butler and Oldham were almost " professional " poets whom the court condescended to ...
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... Young's own early poem , The Last Day ( 1713 ) , and Parnell's Night Piece on Death ( 1722 ) anticipate Night Thoughts ; and The Grave by Robert Blair ( 1699-1746 ) 25 achieved fame in 1743 along with Young's masterpiece . It is also ...
... Young's own early poem , The Last Day ( 1713 ) , and Parnell's Night Piece on Death ( 1722 ) anticipate Night Thoughts ; and The Grave by Robert Blair ( 1699-1746 ) 25 achieved fame in 1743 along with Young's masterpiece . It is also ...
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... Young , author of Night Thoughts , to write in his old age a pamphlet called Conjectures on Original Composition in a Letter to the Author of " Sir Charles Grandison " ( 1759 ) . Boswell records that Johnson , to whom the Con- jectures ...
... Young , author of Night Thoughts , to write in his old age a pamphlet called Conjectures on Original Composition in a Letter to the Author of " Sir Charles Grandison " ( 1759 ) . Boswell records that Johnson , to whom the Con- jectures ...
Contents
List of Abbreviations | 696 |
Literary Criticism of the Restoration | 710 |
III The Poetry of Dryden | 722 |
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