Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageOctagon Books, 1967 - English poetry |
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... London , by trade a joiner , and was born there in 1664. Life of Prior , by Samuel Humphreys ; Prior's Poems on Several Occasions , 1733 , iii . 1 . ' He was the son of a reputable citizen of London , where he was born July 21 , 1664 ...
... London , by trade a joiner , and was born there in 1664. Life of Prior , by Samuel Humphreys ; Prior's Poems on Several Occasions , 1733 , iii . 1 . ' He was the son of a reputable citizen of London , where he was born July 21 , 1664 ...
Page 417
... London before he was abandoned . He might justly repre- sent that he ought to have been considered as a lion in the toils , and demand to be released before the dogs should be loosed upon him . He endeavoured , indeed , to release ...
... London before he was abandoned . He might justly repre- sent that he ought to have been considered as a lion in the toils , and demand to be released before the dogs should be loosed upon him . He endeavoured , indeed , to release ...
Page 425
... London and Bristol Delineated to that of London and Bristol Com- pared , which , when he began the piece , he intended to prefix to it . JOHNSON . Note in first edition of the Life [ p . 168 ] . 2 The Queen was fond of Mr. Wollaston's ...
... London and Bristol Delineated to that of London and Bristol Com- pared , which , when he began the piece , he intended to prefix to it . JOHNSON . Note in first edition of the Life [ p . 168 ] . 2 The Queen was fond of Mr. Wollaston's ...
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