Lectures on the English Poets; Delivered at the Surrey InstitutionLECTURES ON THE ENGLISH POETSReading editionChapter navigation10 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterLECTURES ON THE ENGLISH POETSLECTURE I.—INTRODUCTORY ON POETRY IN GENERAL.LECTURE II. ON CHAUCER AND SPENSER.LECTURE III. ON SHAKSPEARE AND MILTON.LECTURE IV. ON DRYDEN AND POPE.LECTURE V. ON THOMSON AND COWPER.LECTURE V. ON THOMSON AND COWPER. (continued 2)LECTURE VII. ON BURNS, AND THE OLD ENGLISH BALLADS.LECTURE VIII. ON THE LIVING POETS.Previous chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →LECTURE I.—INTRODUCTORY ON POETRY IN GENERAL.All chapters and sections (10)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsLECTURES ON THE ENGLISH POETSLECTURE I.—INTRODUCTORY ON POETRY IN GENERAL.LECTURE II. ON CHAUCER AND SPENSER.LECTURE III. ON SHAKSPEARE AND MILTON.LECTURE IV. ON DRYDEN AND POPE.LECTURE V. ON THOMSON AND COWPER.LECTURE V. ON THOMSON AND COWPER. (continued 2)LECTURE VII. ON BURNS, AND THE OLD ENGLISH BALLADS.LECTURE VIII. ON THE LIVING POETS.Delivered at the Surrey Institution◇by◇WILLIAM HAZLITT← Front matterLECTURE I.—INTRODUCTORY ON POETRY IN GENERAL. →