(•) THE LIFE OF WILLIAM COWPER, ESQ. BY ROBERT SOUTHEY, ESQ., LL. D., IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. BOSTON: OTIS, BROADERS, AND COMPANY. 1839. CONTENTS. VOLTAIRE's inquiry what poets we then had in England. The Task appeared at a favorable time Chaucer's versification rhythmical The ornate style, originating in monasteries Page. Tendency of the metaphysical style to produce a rugged versification 15 |