Discourse on Criticism and of PoetryOf POETRY.Reading editionChapter navigation6 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterSamuel Cobb's Discourse on Criticism and of PoetryIntroductionA DISCOURSE ON CRITICISM AND THE LIBERTY OF WRITING.Of POETRY.A POEM.Previous chapter ←A DISCOURSE ON CRITICISM AND THE LIBERTY OF WRITING.Next chapter →A POEM.All chapters and sections (6)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsSamuel Cobb's Discourse on Criticism and of PoetryIntroductionA DISCOURSE ON CRITICISM AND THE LIBERTY OF WRITING.Of POETRY.A POEM.1. Its Antiquity. 2. Its Progress. 3. Its Improvement.← A DISCOURSE ON CRITICISM AND THE LIBERTY OF WRITING.A POEM. →