Excerpt from Select Works of the British Poet: Chronological Series From Falconer to Sir Walter Scott; With Biographical and Critical Notices; Designed as a Continuation of Dr. Aikin's British PoetsTan following work has been exeﬂted with a view of completing the original design of Doctor Aikin, whose volume comprised a chronological series of the classical poets of Great Britain, from Ben Jonson to Beattie, without mutilation or abridgment, with biographical and critical notices of the authors. The present volume commences with Falconer and ends with Scott.In the task of selecting, the compiler has kept in view, accord ing to the best of his judgment, what appears to have been the leading principle of his predecessor, namely, to choose the most popular works of the best poets. The notices have been necas sarily compiled entirely from British authorities.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Select Works of the British Poet: Chronological Series From Falconer to Sir Walter Scott; With Biographical and Critical Notices; Designed as a ... Dr. Aikin s British Poets (Classic Reprint)

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John Aikin

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Excerpt from Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical PrefacesIs to within a single volume, a chronolo gical series of our classical Poets, from Ben Jonson to Beattie, without mutilation or abridgement, with Biographical and Critical notices of their Authors. The contents of this volume are so comprehensive, that few poems, it is believed, are omitted, except such as are of secondary merit, or unsuited to the perusal of youth. The Work, within these bounds, may be termed a Library of Classical English Poetry, and may safely be recommended to the heads of Schools in general, and to the libraries of.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces (Classic Reprint)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1821 Excerpt: ...What shall divide? The God within the mind. Extremes in Nature equal ends produce, In man they join to some mysterious use; Though each by turns the other's bound invade, As in some well-wrought picture, light and shade, And oft so mix, the difference is too nice Where ends the virtue, or begins the vice. Fools! who from hence into the notion fall, That vice or virtue there is none at all. If white and black blend, soften, and unite A thousand ways, is there no black or white? Ask your own heart, and nothing is so plain; 'T is to mistake them, costs the time and pain. V. Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, Wc first endure, then pity, then embrace. But where th' extreme of vice, was ne'er agreed: Ask where's the north? at York, 't is on the Tweed; In Scotland, at the Orcades; and there, At Greenland, Zembla, or the Lord knows where. No creature owns it in the first degree, But thinks his neighbour further gone than he: Ev'n those who dwell beneath its very zone, Or never feel the rage, or never own; What happier natures shrink at with affright, 1"he hard inhabitant contends is right. Virtuous and vicious every man must be, Few in th' extreme, but all in the degree; The rogue and fool by fits is fair and wise; And ev'n the best, by fits, what they despise. "Tis but by parts we follow good or ill; For, vice or virtue, Self directs it still; Each individual seeks a several goal; VI. But Heaven's great view, is one, and that the whole. That counter-works each folly and caprice; That disappoints th' effect of every vice: That, happy frailties to all ranks apply'd; Shame to the virgin, to the matron pride; Fear to the statesman, rashness to the chief; To kings presumptio...

Select Works of the British Poets Volume 5; With Biographical and Critical Prefaces

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Edited by Cecil Hartley. This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1863 edition by Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, London.

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