The Enlightenment and English Literature: Prose and Poetry of the Eighteenth Century, with Selected Modern Critical EssaysJohn L. Mahoney |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 79
Page 26
... effects within an overall framework of order so that it is possible for us to speak of a uniquely Popean couplet . His rhyming sounds rarely recur quickly ; they are quite generally monosyllabic for maximum effect . By regularly using a ...
... effects within an overall framework of order so that it is possible for us to speak of a uniquely Popean couplet . His rhyming sounds rarely recur quickly ; they are quite generally monosyllabic for maximum effect . By regularly using a ...
Page 377
... effect which proceeds from that idea . Thus we have traced power through its several gradations unto the highest of all , where our imagination is finally lost ; and we find terror , quite throughout the progress , its inseparable com ...
... effect which proceeds from that idea . Thus we have traced power through its several gradations unto the highest of all , where our imagination is finally lost ; and we find terror , quite throughout the progress , its inseparable com ...
Page 590
... effect of reality ; yet it has not altogether that effect . However we may be hurried away by the spec- tacle , whatever dominion the senses and imag- ination may usurp over the reason , there still lurks at the bottom a certain idea of ...
... effect of reality ; yet it has not altogether that effect . However we may be hurried away by the spec- tacle , whatever dominion the senses and imag- ination may usurp over the reason , there still lurks at the bottom a certain idea of ...
Contents
Mark Akenside | 10 |
Alexander Pope | 15 |
from THE DUNCIAD | 98 |
Copyright | |
33 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
ancient appear beauty better body called cause common considered continued court critics death desire effect English equal eyes fair fall fear feel follow force give hand happy head heart Heaven hope human ideas imagination Italy John Johnson kind king knowledge laws learning leave less light live look Lord lost mankind manner means mind moral nature never o'er object observed once opinion pain pass passions perhaps person pleased pleasure poem poet poetry Pope praise present pride prince principle produce reader reason rest rise round rules seems sense sometimes soul spirit sure Swift tell things thou thought tion true truth turn virtue whole wind write