The lives of the English poetsRivington, 1858 - 414 pages |
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Page 17
... knew ; An artless war from thwarting motions grew ; Till they to number and fixt rules were brought . Water and air he for the Tenor chose , Earth made the Bass ; the Treble , flame arose . COWLEY . The tears of lovers are always of ...
... knew ; An artless war from thwarting motions grew ; Till they to number and fixt rules were brought . Water and air he for the Tenor chose , Earth made the Bass ; the Treble , flame arose . COWLEY . The tears of lovers are always of ...
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... knew how to distinguish , and how to commend , the qualities of his companion ; but , when he wishes to make us weep , he forgets to weep himself , and diverts his sorrow by imagining how his crown of bays , if he had it , would crackle ...
... knew how to distinguish , and how to commend , the qualities of his companion ; but , when he wishes to make us weep , he forgets to weep himself , and diverts his sorrow by imagining how his crown of bays , if he had it , would crackle ...
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... knew ; The common prostitute she lately grew , And with the spurious brood loads now the press ; Laborious effects of idleness . As the Davideis affords only four books , though intended to consist of twelve , there is no opportunity ...
... knew ; The common prostitute she lately grew , And with the spurious brood loads now the press ; Laborious effects of idleness . As the Davideis affords only four books , though intended to consist of twelve , there is no opportunity ...
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... knew of man : as the crea- tion of Eve , with their love and marriage . After this , Lucifer appears ; after his overthrow , bemoans himself , seeks revenge on man . The Chorus prepare resistance on his first approach . At last , after ...
... knew of man : as the crea- tion of Eve , with their love and marriage . After this , Lucifer appears ; after his overthrow , bemoans himself , seeks revenge on man . The Chorus prepare resistance on his first approach . At last , after ...
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... knew to be necessarily pre- vious to poetical excellence ; he had made himself acquainted with seemly arts and affairs ; his comprehension was extended by various knowledge , and his memory stored with intellec- tual treasures . He was ...
... knew to be necessarily pre- vious to poetical excellence ; he had made himself acquainted with seemly arts and affairs ; his comprehension was extended by various knowledge , and his memory stored with intellec- tual treasures . He was ...
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