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Page 98
... effect : the crown therefore could not reasonably be divided . In a general survey of Dryden's labours , he ap- pears to have a mind very comprehensive by nature , and much enriched with acquired knowledge . His compositions are the effects ...
... effect : the crown therefore could not reasonably be divided . In a general survey of Dryden's labours , he ap- pears to have a mind very comprehensive by nature , and much enriched with acquired knowledge . His compositions are the effects ...
Page 166
... effect of hereditary wealth , and of honours enjoyed only by the merits of others , it is some ex- tenuation of any indecent triumphs to which this un- happy man may have been betrayed , that his pros- perity was heightened by the force ...
... effect of hereditary wealth , and of honours enjoyed only by the merits of others , it is some ex- tenuation of any indecent triumphs to which this un- happy man may have been betrayed , that his pros- perity was heightened by the force ...
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... effect is noted ; the qualities which produce this effect remain to be investigated . Easy poetry is that in which natural thoughts are expressed without violence to the language . The dis- criminating character of ease consists ...
... effect is noted ; the qualities which produce this effect remain to be investigated . Easy poetry is that in which natural thoughts are expressed without violence to the language . The dis- criminating character of ease consists ...
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From The Life of Abraham Cowley | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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