Twayne's English Authors Series, Volume 115Twayne Publishers, 1972 |
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Page 20
... poems , however , are the more personal ones and the half dozen odes which reveal the strong influence of Horace in form and theme . 3 “ A Vote " ( a vow ) , a poem of eleven stanzas ( a a5 bз c c4 bз d ds ) , is characterized by an ...
... poems , however , are the more personal ones and the half dozen odes which reveal the strong influence of Horace in form and theme . 3 “ A Vote " ( a vow ) , a poem of eleven stanzas ( a a5 bз c c4 bз d ds ) , is characterized by an ...
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... poem of The Mistress ) . The second poem , " Ode . Of Wit , " may belong to 1649 or 1650 , when Cowley discussed with Thomas Hobbes and William Davenant the question of wit ; more likely the poem originated earlier at Cam- bridge , in ...
... poem of The Mistress ) . The second poem , " Ode . Of Wit , " may belong to 1649 or 1650 , when Cowley discussed with Thomas Hobbes and William Davenant the question of wit ; more likely the poem originated earlier at Cam- bridge , in ...
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... poem . Kermode's detailed argument is a convincing one ; the poem was probably begun in 1651 or 1652 and completed by 1654 . Sprat's implication ( published in 1668 ) that the poem was an early one may have been his way of protecting ...
... poem . Kermode's detailed argument is a convincing one ; the poem was probably begun in 1651 or 1652 and completed by 1654 . Sprat's implication ( published in 1668 ) that the poem was an early one may have been his way of protecting ...
Contents
Preface | 11 |
The Muses Hannibal | 34 |
The great Methusalem of Love | 47 |
Copyright | |
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