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... common readers of poetry . Thus Cowley on Knowledge : The facred tree midft the fair orchard grew ; The phoenix Truth did on it reft , And built his perfum'd neft , That right Porphyrian tree which did true logic shew . Each leaf did ...
... common readers of poetry . Thus Cowley on Knowledge : The facred tree midft the fair orchard grew ; The phoenix Truth did on it reft , And built his perfum'd neft , That right Porphyrian tree which did true logic shew . Each leaf did ...
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... common topick , the danger of procraftination , is thus illuf trated , That which I should have begun In my youth's morning , now late must be done ; And I , as giddy travellers must do , Which stray or fleep all day , and having loft ...
... common topick , the danger of procraftination , is thus illuf trated , That which I should have begun In my youth's morning , now late must be done ; And I , as giddy travellers must do , Which stray or fleep all day , and having loft ...
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... common subject , which poets have contended to adorn . Dryden's Night is well known ; Donne's is as follows : Thou seeft me here at midnight , now all reft : Time's dead low - water ; when all minds divest To - morrow's business , when ...
... common subject , which poets have contended to adorn . Dryden's Night is well known ; Donne's is as follows : Thou seeft me here at midnight , now all reft : Time's dead low - water ; when all minds divest To - morrow's business , when ...
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... upon Crashaw , which apparently excel all that have gone before them , and in which there are beauties which common authors * Dodfley's Collection of Poems , vol . V. R. may may justly think not only above their attain- ment , COWL E Y. 61.
... upon Crashaw , which apparently excel all that have gone before them , and in which there are beauties which common authors * Dodfley's Collection of Poems , vol . V. R. may may justly think not only above their attain- ment , COWL E Y. 61.
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... common readers , and per- haps , if they would honeftly declare their own preceptions , to far the greater part of those whom courtefy and ignorance are con- tent to ftyle the Learned . These little pieces will be found more finished in ...
... common readers , and per- haps , if they would honeftly declare their own preceptions , to far the greater part of those whom courtefy and ignorance are con- tent to ftyle the Learned . These little pieces will be found more finished in ...
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