Lectures on the English Poets
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Lectures on the English Poets is a series of critical essays by William Hazlitt that analyze and celebrate major English poets from Chaucer to his contemporaries.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lecture on Cowper and the modern poets | 1 |
| Lecture on Dryden and Pope | 1 |
| Lectures on the English Poets canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lectures on the English Poets Context triple: [William Hazlitt, notableWork, Lectures on the English Poets]
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets is Samuel Johnson’s major biographical and critical study of 17th- and 18th-century English poets, influential for its incisive literary judgments and character portraits.
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The Seeds and Fruits of English Poetry
The Seeds and Fruits of English Poetry is a major unfinished painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Ford Madox Brown that allegorically celebrates the development and legacy of English literature.
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The Poet at the Breakfast-Table
The Poet at the Breakfast-Table is an 1872 collection of conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., continuing his popular series of reflective, humorous breakfast-table dialogues.
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The Progress of Poesy
The Progress of Poesy is an 18th-century Pindaric ode by Thomas Gray that celebrates the power and evolution of poetry from ancient Greece to modern times.
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Lord Byron and Some of His Contemporaries
"Lord Byron and Some of His Contemporaries" is a biographical and critical memoir by Leigh Hunt that offers personal recollections and character sketches of Lord Byron and other leading literary figures of the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lectures on the English Poets Target entity description: Lectures on the English Poets is a series of critical essays by William Hazlitt that analyze and celebrate major English poets from Chaucer to his contemporaries.
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A.
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets is Samuel Johnson’s major biographical and critical study of 17th- and 18th-century English poets, influential for its incisive literary judgments and character portraits.
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B.
The Seeds and Fruits of English Poetry
The Seeds and Fruits of English Poetry is a major unfinished painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Ford Madox Brown that allegorically celebrates the development and legacy of English literature.
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C.
The Poet at the Breakfast-Table
The Poet at the Breakfast-Table is an 1872 collection of conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., continuing his popular series of reflective, humorous breakfast-table dialogues.
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D.
The Progress of Poesy
The Progress of Poesy is an 18th-century Pindaric ode by Thomas Gray that celebrates the power and evolution of poetry from ancient Greece to modern times.
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E.
Lord Byron and Some of His Contemporaries
"Lord Byron and Some of His Contemporaries" is a biographical and critical memoir by Leigh Hunt that offers personal recollections and character sketches of Lord Byron and other leading literary figures of the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: Lectures on the English Poets Description of subject: Lectures on the English Poets is a series of critical essays by William Hazlitt that analyze and celebrate major English poets from Chaucer to his contemporaries.
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