The Lives of the English Poets, Volumes 1-2 |
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... pounds given by Dr. Scarborough . This year he published his poems , with a preface , in which he seems to have inserted something suppressed in subsequent editions , which was interpreted to denote some relaxation of his loyalty . In ...
... pounds given by Dr. Scarborough . This year he published his poems , with a preface , in which he seems to have inserted something suppressed in subsequent editions , which was interpreted to denote some relaxation of his loyalty . In ...
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... pounds that had been left him . In 1642 , he published " The Sophy . " This seems to have given him his first hold of the public attention ; for Waller re- marked , " That he broke out like the Irish rebellion , three- score thousand ...
... pounds that had been left him . In 1642 , he published " The Sophy . " This seems to have given him his first hold of the public attention ; for Waller re- marked , " That he broke out like the Irish rebellion , three- score thousand ...
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... pounds . The same attempt was made to rob Addison of Čato , and Pope of his Essay on Criticism . In 1647 , the distresses of the royal family required him to engage in more dangerous employments . He was entrusted by the Queen with a ...
... pounds . The same attempt was made to rob Addison of Čato , and Pope of his Essay on Criticism . In 1647 , the distresses of the royal family required him to engage in more dangerous employments . He was entrusted by the Queen with a ...
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... pounds . After the Restoration , he wrote the poem on Prudence and Justice , and perhaps some of his other pieces : and as he ap- pears , whenever any serious question comes before him , to have been a man of piety , he consecrated his ...
... pounds . After the Restoration , he wrote the poem on Prudence and Justice , and perhaps some of his other pieces : and as he ap- pears , whenever any serious question comes before him , to have been a man of piety , he consecrated his ...
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... pounds , and his book was much read ; for paradox , recommended by spirit and elegance , easily gains attention ; and he , who told every man that he was equal to his King , could hardly want an audience . That the performance of ...
... pounds , and his book was much read ; for paradox , recommended by spirit and elegance , easily gains attention ; and he , who told every man that he was equal to his King , could hardly want an audience . That the performance of ...
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