Poetic diction
- Subtitle
- A study of eighteenth century verse
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. CHAPTER I THE AGE OF PROSE AND REASON4. CHAPTER II THE THEORY OF POETICAL DICTION IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY5. CHAPTER III THE “STOCK” DICTION OF EIGHTEENTH CENTURY POETRY6. CHAPTER IV LATINISM IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY POETRY7. CHAPTER V ARCHAISM IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY POETRY8. CHAPTER VI COMPOUND EPITHETS IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY POETRY9. CHAPTER VII PERSONIFICATION AND ABSTRACTION IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY POETRY10. CHAPTER VIII THE DICTION OF POETRY11. INDEX