Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1926 - English poetry |
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... elegance of his conversation , that he gained the kindness and confidence of those who attended the King , and amongst others of Lord Falkland , whose notice cast a lustre on all to whom it was extended . About the time when Oxford was ...
... elegance of his conversation , that he gained the kindness and confidence of those who attended the King , and amongst others of Lord Falkland , whose notice cast a lustre on all to whom it was extended . About the time when Oxford was ...
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... elegance , accommo- dates the diction of Rome to his own conceptions . At the Restoration , after all the diligence of his long service , and with consciousness not only of the merit of fidelity , but of the dignity of great abilities ...
... elegance , accommo- dates the diction of Rome to his own conceptions . At the Restoration , after all the diligence of his long service , and with consciousness not only of the merit of fidelity , but of the dignity of great abilities ...
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... elegance and judgement were universally confessed , and whose bounty to the learned and witty was generally known . To the indulgent affection of the publick , Lord Rochester bore ample testimony in this remark : I know not how it is ...
... elegance and judgement were universally confessed , and whose bounty to the learned and witty was generally known . To the indulgent affection of the publick , Lord Rochester bore ample testimony in this remark : I know not how it is ...
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