Lives of the English Poets: Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope |
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... afterwards wrote the poem on the Deity , which stands first in his volume . It is the established practice of that College to send every year to the Earl of Exeter some poems upon sacred subjects , in acknowledgment of a benefaction ...
... afterwards wrote the poem on the Deity , which stands first in his volume . It is the established practice of that College to send every year to the Earl of Exeter some poems upon sacred subjects , in acknowledgment of a benefaction ...
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... afterwards , a volume of poems , with the encomiastic character of his deceased patron , the Earl of Dorset . It began with the College exercise , and ended with the " Nutbrown Maid . " The Battle of Ramillies soon afterwards ( in 1706 ) ...
... afterwards , a volume of poems , with the encomiastic character of his deceased patron , the Earl of Dorset . It began with the College exercise , and ended with the " Nutbrown Maid . " The Battle of Ramillies soon afterwards ( in 1706 ) ...
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... knights , and Una fair , Did in that castle afterwards abide , To rest themselves , and weary powers repair , Where store they found of all that dainty was and rare . ” PRIOR . " To the close rock the frighted raven PRIOR . 27.
... knights , and Una fair , Did in that castle afterwards abide , To rest themselves , and weary powers repair , Where store they found of all that dainty was and rare . ” PRIOR . " To the close rock the frighted raven PRIOR . 27.
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... afterwards at Dublin , his father having some military employment that stationed him in Ireland ; but after having passed through the usual preparatory studies , as may be reasonably supposed , with great celerity and success , his ...
... afterwards at Dublin , his father having some military employment that stationed him in Ireland ; but after having passed through the usual preparatory studies , as may be reasonably supposed , with great celerity and success , his ...
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... afterwards so well persuaded of its excellence that , for half a year before it was acted , the manager allowed its author the privilege of the house . Few plays have ever been so beneficial to the writer , for it procured him the ...
... afterwards so well persuaded of its excellence that , for half a year before it was acted , the manager allowed its author the privilege of the house . Few plays have ever been so beneficial to the writer , for it procured him the ...
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