Archive for October, 2007
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Dryden once remarked:
“Donne affects metaphysics not only in his satires but in amorous verses, too, where nature only should reign.”
Though Donne was influenced by the sixteenth and the seventeenth century poets, yet he did not tread on the beaten track. His concept of poetry was unconventional. In his poetry, intellect ...
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Swift is not a misanthrope rather he is a philanthrope. It is the misconception of those who think Swift as a misanthrope. Swift only wants to reform mankind out of their follies and stupidities. He says that the chief end of all his labour is:
“to vex the world rather ...
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Religion being the chief band of human society, is a happy thing, when itself is well contained within the true band of unity. The quarrels, and divisions about religion, were evils unknown to the heathen. The reason was, because the religion of the heathen, consisted rather in rites and ceremonies, ...
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