Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1968 - English poetry |
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... once been quoted , by Rymer it has once been praised , and by Dryden , in Mac Flecknoe , it has once been imitated ; nor do I recollect much other notice from its publication till now , in the whole succession of English literature . Of ...
... once been quoted , by Rymer it has once been praised , and by Dryden , in Mac Flecknoe , it has once been imitated ; nor do I recollect much other notice from its publication till now , in the whole succession of English literature . Of ...
Page 253
... once beat those without and these within . " This Almanzor speaks of himself ; and sure for one man to conquer an army within the city , and another without the city , at once , is something difficult ; but this flight is pardonable ...
... once beat those without and these within . " This Almanzor speaks of himself ; and sure for one man to conquer an army within the city , and another without the city , at once , is something difficult ; but this flight is pardonable ...
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... once a year , on the night when king William landed . Our quarrel with Lewis has been long over , and it now gratifies neither zeal nor malice to see him painted with aggravated features , like a Saracen upon a sign . The Fair Penitent ...
... once a year , on the night when king William landed . Our quarrel with Lewis has been long over , and it now gratifies neither zeal nor malice to see him painted with aggravated features , like a Saracen upon a sign . The Fair Penitent ...
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