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His next production was Lycidas , an elegy , written in 1637 , on the death of Mr King , the son of Sir John King , secretary for Ireland in the time of Elizabeth , James , and Charles . King was much a favourite at Cambridge , and many ...
His next production was Lycidas , an elegy , written in 1637 , on the death of Mr King , the son of Sir John King , secretary for Ireland in the time of Elizabeth , James , and Charles . King was much a favourite at Cambridge , and many ...
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In the Prometheus of Aeschylus , we see Violence and Strength , and in the Alcestis of Euripides , we see Death , brought upon the stage , all as active persons of the drama ; but no precedents can justify absurdity .
In the Prometheus of Aeschylus , we see Violence and Strength , and in the Alcestis of Euripides , we see Death , brought upon the stage , all as active persons of the drama ; but no precedents can justify absurdity .
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Of the verses on Oliver's death , in which Wood's narrative seems to imply something encomiastick , there has been no appearance . There is a discourse concerning his government , indeed , with verses intermixed , but such as certainly ...
Of the verses on Oliver's death , in which Wood's narrative seems to imply something encomiastick , there has been no appearance . There is a discourse concerning his government , indeed , with verses intermixed , but such as certainly ...
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Introduction | 5 |
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | Robert Montagu |
| Publisher | Folio Society, 1965 |
| Length | 420 pages |
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