The lives of the English poets: in 2 vol, Volume 1Tauchnitz, 1858 - 402 pages |
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... given such early proofs , not only of powers of language , but of comprehension of things , as to more tardy minds seem scarcely credible . But of the learned puerilities of Cowley there is no doubt , since a volume of his poems was not ...
... given such early proofs , not only of powers of language , but of comprehension of things , as to more tardy minds seem scarcely credible . But of the learned puerilities of Cowley there is no doubt , since a volume of his poems was not ...
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... given some credit to the answer of his oracle . Some years afterwards , " business , " says Sprat , " passed of course into other hands ; " and Cowley , being no longer useful at Paris , was in 1656 sent back into England , that " under ...
... given some credit to the answer of his oracle . Some years afterwards , " business , " says Sprat , " passed of course into other hands ; " and Cowley , being no longer useful at Paris , was in 1656 sent back into England , that " under ...
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... 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 this ...
... 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 this ...
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... given by Dr. Birch , he appears busy among the experimental philosophers with the title of Dr. Cowley . There is no reason for supposing that he ever attempted practice ; but his preparatory studies have contributed some- thing to the ...
... given by Dr. Birch , he appears busy among the experimental philosophers with the title of Dr. Cowley . There is no reason for supposing that he ever attempted practice ; but his preparatory studies have contributed some- thing to the ...
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... given rather a pleasing , than a faithful , representation , having retained their spriteliness , but lost their simplicity . The Anacreon of Cowley , like the Homer of Pope , has admitted the decoration of some modern graces , by which ...
... given rather a pleasing , than a faithful , representation , having retained their spriteliness , but lost their simplicity . The Anacreon of Cowley , like the Homer of Pope , has admitted the decoration of some modern graces , by which ...
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