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... thought , may be thought defective in rhythm . Yet Milton , no doubt , felt what the critical reader of his poetry must feel , that a severe dignity , or what may be in some instances called a baldness of style , is appropriate to the ...
... thought , may be thought defective in rhythm . Yet Milton , no doubt , felt what the critical reader of his poetry must feel , that a severe dignity , or what may be in some instances called a baldness of style , is appropriate to the ...
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... thought , and the interest they possess is almost wholly due to the fact that they inspired an infinitely greater poet . It is but fair to the memory of Bowles , that the sonnet addressed to him by S. T. Coleridge , should be inserted ...
... thought , and the interest they possess is almost wholly due to the fact that they inspired an infinitely greater poet . It is but fair to the memory of Bowles , that the sonnet addressed to him by S. T. Coleridge , should be inserted ...
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... thought . " Southey , illustrious in so many ways , and deserving , perhaps , even as a poet , more fame than he has won , judged rightly in saying that very few of his sonnets are of any merit . When he adds , " That upon Winter , " is ...
... thought . " Southey , illustrious in so many ways , and deserving , perhaps , even as a poet , more fame than he has won , judged rightly in saying that very few of his sonnets are of any merit . When he adds , " That upon Winter , " is ...
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beauty behold bird breath bright charm dark DAVID GRAY dear death delight divine dost doth dream earth EDMUND SPENSER ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING English Sonnets eternal eyes fade fair Faith fame fear feel flowers friends glory grace grief happy HARTLEY COLERIDGE hast hath heart heaven heavenly HEMANS HENRY CONSTABLE honour hope JOHN KEATS JOHN KEBLE JOHN MILTON JULIAN FANE Lady language light live look Lord love thee Love's Massey's mind Mistress morn Muse never night o'er passion Petrarch pleasure poems poet poet's poetical poetry praise pray SAMUEL DANIEL Shakespeare shine sight silent sing sleep song sonnet writer sorrow soul sound SPEARE spirit SURREY sweet tears thine things THOMAS WARTON thou art thought toil verse voice weary weep WILLIAM CALDWELL ROSCOE WILLIAM DRUMMOND WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES WILLIAM SHAKE WILLIAM WORDS Wordsworth WORTH youth