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... present lost ; for they are commonly harsh to modern ears . He has indeed many noble lines , such as the feeble care of Waller never could produce . The bulk of his thoughts some- times swelled his verse to unexpected and inevitable ...
... present lost ; for they are commonly harsh to modern ears . He has indeed many noble lines , such as the feeble care of Waller never could produce . The bulk of his thoughts some- times swelled his verse to unexpected and inevitable ...
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... present Editor ) in The Shakespeare Society's Papers . TESTAMENT In the name of God Almighty , to whom bee for ever all glory , Amen . I , ABRAHAM COWLEY , of Chertsea , in the county of Surrey , beeing at present by God's mercy in ...
... present Editor ) in The Shakespeare Society's Papers . TESTAMENT In the name of God Almighty , to whom bee for ever all glory , Amen . I , ABRAHAM COWLEY , of Chertsea , in the county of Surrey , beeing at present by God's mercy in ...
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... present Majesty , and the present Government - a performance which he thought con- venient , after the Revolution , to extenuate and excuse . The same year [ 1685 ] , being Clerk of the Closet to the King [ James II . ] , he was made ...
... present Majesty , and the present Government - a performance which he thought con- venient , after the Revolution , to extenuate and excuse . The same year [ 1685 ] , being Clerk of the Closet to the King [ James II . ] , he was made ...
Contents
WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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