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... cæsura , or pause . His chief works were The Sophy , a tragedy ; Cooper's Hill , a description of scenery on the banks of the Thames , as viewed from Cooper's Hill . Dr. Johnson praises this latter as the first " local poem . " The ...
... cæsura , or pause . His chief works were The Sophy , a tragedy ; Cooper's Hill , a description of scenery on the banks of the Thames , as viewed from Cooper's Hill . Dr. Johnson praises this latter as the first " local poem . " The ...
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... cæsura : " Oh , could I flow like thee , and make thy stream My great example , as it is my theme ! Though deep , yet clear ; though gentle , yet not dull ; Strong without rage ; without o'erflowing , full . ” Abraham Cowley , born 1618 ...
... cæsura : " Oh , could I flow like thee , and make thy stream My great example , as it is my theme ! Though deep , yet clear ; though gentle , yet not dull ; Strong without rage ; without o'erflowing , full . ” Abraham Cowley , born 1618 ...
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... cæsura , or pause , occurs in Pope more often than not after the second poetical foot ; the " enjambement , " or carrying on of the sense from one line to the other , is quite discarded by him , so that , in spite of the wonderful skill ...
... cæsura , or pause , occurs in Pope more often than not after the second poetical foot ; the " enjambement , " or carrying on of the sense from one line to the other , is quite discarded by him , so that , in spite of the wonderful skill ...
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