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... verses , except one copy of Latin verses in praise of a friend's book . " He thinks , and with some reason , that from such a perform- ance perfection cannot be expected ; but he finds another reason for the severity of his censurers ...
... verses , except one copy of Latin verses in praise of a friend's book . " He thinks , and with some reason , that from such a perform- ance perfection cannot be expected ; but he finds another reason for the severity of his censurers ...
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... verses to Addison , the couplet which mentions Clio is written with the most exquisite delicacy of praise ; it ... verse , of which however his two first lines give a bad specimen . To this poem praise cannot be totally denied . He ...
... verses to Addison , the couplet which mentions Clio is written with the most exquisite delicacy of praise ; it ... verse , of which however his two first lines give a bad specimen . To this poem praise cannot be totally denied . He ...
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... verses . The biographer of Thomson has remarked , that an author's life is best read in his works : his observation ... verse is no more the blank verse of Milton , or of any other poet , than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of ...
... verses . The biographer of Thomson has remarked , that an author's life is best read in his works : his observation ... verse is no more the blank verse of Milton , or of any other poet , than the rhymes of Prior are the rhymes of ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
WILLIAM SOMERVILE 16921742 | 65 |
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