Essay on Criticism

Absalom and Achitophel accent Addison admire Æneid Alexandrine ancient artistic Ben Jonson Boileau caesura called censure century classical conceit contains correctness couplet Cowley denotes didactic Dryden Duke dull Dunciad emotion Epic Poetry Essay on Criticism ev'ry excellent expression fame fancy faults fools genius grace Greek hence Homer Horace imagination imitation Johnson judge judgment King language Latin learn'd learning lines literary literature Longinus Lord Matthew Arnold meaning meant merit metre mind Mount Helicon Muse Nature ne'er numbers o'er open vowels passage pause Peter Lombard poem poet's poetic poetry poets Pope Pope's praise precepts prose reader reign remarks rhymes Rome Roscommon rules Sainte Beuve Satire says sense Shakespeare signifies song speaks spirit style syllables taste things thought Timotheus Triplet true truth verb verse versification Virgil Waller Walsh Warton word write written wrote