LivesA. Miller, 1800 - English poetry |
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... rhyme , in- stead of writing poetry they only wrote verses , and very often such verses as stood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was so imperfect , that they were only found to be verses by counting ...
... rhyme , in- stead of writing poetry they only wrote verses , and very often such verses as stood the trial of the finger better than of the ear ; for the modulation was so imperfect , that they were only found to be verses by counting ...
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... rhymes are very often made by pronouns or particles , or the like unim- portant words , which disappoint the ear , and destroy the energy of the line . 1 1 His combinations of different measures is sometimes dissonant and His COWLEY . 37.
... rhymes are very often made by pronouns or particles , or the like unim- portant words , which disappoint the ear , and destroy the energy of the line . 1 1 His combinations of different measures is sometimes dissonant and His COWLEY . 37.
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... rhyme , or blank verse . " COOPER'S HILL , " if it be maliciously inspected , will not be found with- out its faults . The digressions are too long , the morality too frequent , and the sentiments sometimes such as will not bear a ...
... rhyme , or blank verse . " COOPER'S HILL , " if it be maliciously inspected , will not be found with- out its faults . The digressions are too long , the morality too frequent , and the sentiments sometimes such as will not bear a ...
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... rhymes are such as seem found without difficulty , by following the sense ; and are for the most part as exact ... rhyme is laid upon a word too feeble to sustain it : Troy confounded falls " From all her glories : if it might have ...
... rhymes are such as seem found without difficulty , by following the sense ; and are for the most part as exact ... rhyme is laid upon a word too feeble to sustain it : Troy confounded falls " From all her glories : if it might have ...
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... rhyme , must by a work so long be made prompt and habitual ; and when his thoughts were once adjusted , the words would come at his command . At what particular times of his life the parts of his works were written , can- not often be ...
... rhyme , must by a work so long be made prompt and habitual ; and when his thoughts were once adjusted , the words would come at his command . At what particular times of his life the parts of his works were written , can- not often be ...
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