Essays on Song-writing: With a Collection of Such English Songs as are Most Eminent for Poetical MeritR.H. Evans, 1810 - 352 pages |
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Page 21
... Lyric poetry , he refers us to the French Songs , as ex- amples of perfection , which are almost solely of the witty and ingenious kind , and totally different from most of the re- mains of antiquity . In particular , the little ...
... Lyric poetry , he refers us to the French Songs , as ex- amples of perfection , which are almost solely of the witty and ingenious kind , and totally different from most of the re- mains of antiquity . In particular , the little ...
Page 93
... Poet's rapturous descriptions of beauty , with the expression of his warm sensations and emotions , are the subjects of this class of song - writing . Its models exist in the classical remains of Lyric poetry , and all the praise the ...
... Poet's rapturous descriptions of beauty , with the expression of his warm sensations and emotions , are the subjects of this class of song - writing . Its models exist in the classical remains of Lyric poetry , and all the praise the ...
Page 95
... Lyric poetry which we are now to consider , both these de- signs have their place . The poetical description of a DESCRIPTIVE SONGS . 95.
... Lyric poetry which we are now to consider , both these de- signs have their place . The poetical description of a DESCRIPTIVE SONGS . 95.
Page 97
... Lyric form , his pieces would have resembled our next class of witty and ingenious songs , more nearly than those of any ancient Lyric poet . H The following songs of the passionate and descriptive kind , DESCRIPTIVE SONGS . 97.
... Lyric form , his pieces would have resembled our next class of witty and ingenious songs , more nearly than those of any ancient Lyric poet . H The following songs of the passionate and descriptive kind , DESCRIPTIVE SONGS . 97.
Page 179
... Lyric poetry be considered , it will not perhaps appear inconsistent with a just taste , that the single original thought , which is the foundation of every piece , may through the course of several stanzas be enlivened with a mo ...
... Lyric poetry be considered , it will not perhaps appear inconsistent with a just taste , that the single original thought , which is the foundation of every piece , may through the course of several stanzas be enlivened with a mo ...
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