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THE metaphysical poets or wits of the age of James and Charles 1 . whose style was adopted and carried to a more ... and gave place almost entirely to the poetry of observation and reasoning , are thus happily characterised by Dr.
THE metaphysical poets or wits of the age of James and Charles 1 . whose style was adopted and carried to a more ... and gave place almost entirely to the poetry of observation and reasoning , are thus happily characterised by Dr.
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The surface of society was embossed with hieroglyphics , and poetry existed in act and complement extern . ' The poetry of former times might be directly taken from real life , as our poetry is taken from the poetry of former times .
The surface of society was embossed with hieroglyphics , and poetry existed in act and complement extern . ' The poetry of former times might be directly taken from real life , as our poetry is taken from the poetry of former times .
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... wanton as goats , wild as young bulls , " is too bold , figurative , and profuse of dazzling images , for the mild , equable tone of classical poetry , which never loses sight of the object in the illustration .
... wanton as goats , wild as young bulls , " is too bold , figurative , and profuse of dazzling images , for the mild , equable tone of classical poetry , which never loses sight of the object in the illustration .
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| Title | The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6 The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Percival Presland Howe |
| Author | William Hazlitt |
| Editors | Percival Presland Howe, Alfred Rayney Waller, Arnold Glover |
| Compiled by | James Thornton |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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