Lectures on the English Poets - Delivered at the Surrey Institution

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Lectures on the English Poets, by William Hazlitt, Edited by Alfred Rayney Waller andErnest RhysThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey InstitutionAuthor: William HazlittEditor: Alfred Rayney Waller and Ernest RhysRelease Date: July 5, 2005 [eBook #16209]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LECTURES ON THE ENGLISH POETS***E-text prepared by R. W. Jones Transcriber's note: This file was proofed, using a text-to-speech reader, against the hard copy 2nd. edition publishedin 1819. No attempt has been made to change the text of any of the quoted verse to reflect later editors'amendments. Italics are indicated thus. The footnotes are serially numbered from the first to the last Lecture, unlike inthe original.LECTURES ON THE ENGLISH POETSDelivered at the Surrey InstitutionbyWILLIAM HAZLITTCONTENTS.LECTURE 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 VI. ON SWIFT, YOUNG, GRAY, COLLINS &c.LECTURE VII. ON BURNS, AND THE OLD ENGLISH BALLADS ...