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Page 130
... line : Nothing , thou elder brother ev'n to Shade . In this line , I know not whether he does not allude to a curious book De Umbra , by Wowerus , which , having told the qualities of Shade , concludes with a poem , in which are these lines ...
... line : Nothing , thou elder brother ev'n to Shade . In this line , I know not whether he does not allude to a curious book De Umbra , by Wowerus , which , having told the qualities of Shade , concludes with a poem , in which are these lines ...
Page 260
... lines of Phaer's third Æneid will exemplify this measure : When Asia's state was overthrown , and Priam's kingdom stout , All guiltless , by the power of gods above was rooted out . As these lines had their break , or cæsura , always at ...
... lines of Phaer's third Æneid will exemplify this measure : When Asia's state was overthrown , and Priam's kingdom stout , All guiltless , by the power of gods above was rooted out . As these lines had their break , or cæsura , always at ...
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... lines , or entangled sentiments : his words are nicely selected , and his thoughts fully expanded . If this part of his character suffers any abatement , it must be from the disproportion of his rhymes , which have not always sufficient ...
... lines , or entangled sentiments : his words are nicely selected , and his thoughts fully expanded . If this part of his character suffers any abatement , it must be from the disproportion of his rhymes , which have not always sufficient ...
Contents
WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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