Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1968 - English poetry |
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... ment , which followed the death of Oliver , he returned into France , where he resumed his former station , and staid till the Restoration . ' He continued , ' says his biographer , ' under these bonds till the general deliverance ...
... ment , which followed the death of Oliver , he returned into France , where he resumed his former station , and staid till the Restoration . ' He continued , ' says his biographer , ' under these bonds till the general deliverance ...
Page 99
... ment and the arguments of the books were omitted in some copies , and inserted in others . The sale gave him in two years a right to his second payment , for which the receipt was signed April 26 , 1669 . The second edition was not ...
... ment and the arguments of the books were omitted in some copies , and inserted in others . The sale gave him in two years a right to his second payment , for which the receipt was signed April 26 , 1669 . The second edition was not ...
Page 433
... writes a tragedy , who knows he has judge- ment , and who feels he has genius , that poet presumes upon his own merit , and scorns to make a cabal . That people come coolly to the representation of such a tragedy 83 P ADDISON 433.
... writes a tragedy , who knows he has judge- ment , and who feels he has genius , that poet presumes upon his own merit , and scorns to make a cabal . That people come coolly to the representation of such a tragedy 83 P ADDISON 433.
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