Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1968 - English poetry |
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Page 91
... told by Richardson in his Memoirs , which he received from Pope , as delivered by Betterton , who might have heard if from Davenant . In the war between the King and Parliament , Davenant was made prisoner , and condemned to die ; but ...
... told by Richardson in his Memoirs , which he received from Pope , as delivered by Betterton , who might have heard if from Davenant . In the war between the King and Parliament , Davenant was made prisoner , and condemned to die ; but ...
Page 422
... told ; and when it might be told , it is no longer known . The delicate features of the mind , the nice discriminations of character , and the minute peculiarities of conduct , are soon obliterated ; and it is surely better that caprice ...
... told ; and when it might be told , it is no longer known . The delicate features of the mind , the nice discriminations of character , and the minute peculiarities of conduct , are soon obliterated ; and it is surely better that caprice ...
Page 457
... told of danger to which he was intentionally exposed in a leaky ship , to gratify some resentful jealousy of the king , whose health he therefore would never permit at his table , till he saw himself in a safer place . His voyage was ...
... told of danger to which he was intentionally exposed in a leaky ship , to gratify some resentful jealousy of the king , whose health he therefore would never permit at his table , till he saw himself in a safer place . His voyage was ...
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