Minor English Poets, 1660-1780: A Selection from Alexander Chalmers' The English Poets, Volume 1David P. French B. Blom, 1967 - English poetry |
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Page 273
... learned lord ; On which his chymics and distillers wrought . But now their common business they refrain , When they observe a quiet sullenness And bloody marks in such a civil train ; [ tress . Which shew'd at once their worth and their ...
... learned lord ; On which his chymics and distillers wrought . But now their common business they refrain , When they observe a quiet sullenness And bloody marks in such a civil train ; [ tress . Which shew'd at once their worth and their ...
Page 369
... learned , and nothing remains but to compare and copy them . SAMUEL BUTLER was born in the parish of Strensham in Worcestershire , according to his biographer , in 1612. This account Dr. Nash finds confirmed by the register . He was ...
... learned , and nothing remains but to compare and copy them . SAMUEL BUTLER was born in the parish of Strensham in Worcestershire , according to his biographer , in 1612. This account Dr. Nash finds confirmed by the register . He was ...
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... learned men , who greedily pursue Things , that are rather wonderful than true , And , in their nicest speculations , choose To make their own discoveries strange news , And natural history rather a Gazette Of rarities stupendous and ...
... learned men , who greedily pursue Things , that are rather wonderful than true , And , in their nicest speculations , choose To make their own discoveries strange news , And natural history rather a Gazette Of rarities stupendous and ...
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