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Page 98
... less emotion than the former ; but it is not less elegant in the diction . The con- clusion is vicious ; the music of Timotheus , which raised a mortal to the skies , had only a metaphorical power ; that of Cecilia , which drew an angel ...
... less emotion than the former ; but it is not less elegant in the diction . The con- clusion is vicious ; the music of Timotheus , which raised a mortal to the skies , had only a metaphorical power ; that of Cecilia , which drew an angel ...
Page 118
... less remarkable for what they have suffered than for what they have achieved ; and volumes have been written only to enumerate the miseries of the learned , and relate their unhappy lives and untimely deaths . To these mournful ...
... less remarkable for what they have suffered than for what they have achieved ; and volumes have been written only to enumerate the miseries of the learned , and relate their unhappy lives and untimely deaths . To these mournful ...
Page 168
... less melancholy , was less affect- ing because it was no longer new ; it therefore pro- cured him no new friends , and those that had formerly relieved him thought they might now con- sign him to others . He was now likewise considered ...
... less melancholy , was less affect- ing because it was no longer new ; it therefore pro- cured him no new friends , and those that had formerly relieved him thought they might now con- sign him to others . He was now likewise considered ...
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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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