Lives of the English Poets: Cowley-DrydenClarendon Press, 1905 - English poetry |
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Samuel Johnson George Birkbeck Norman Hill. THE COWLEY ' HE Life of Cowley , notwithstanding the penury of ... Cowley's father should not have been a grocer , and yet have held the freedom of the Stationers ' Company . James I ...
Samuel Johnson George Birkbeck Norman Hill. THE COWLEY ' HE Life of Cowley , notwithstanding the penury of ... Cowley's father should not have been a grocer , and yet have held the freedom of the Stationers ' Company . James I ...
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... Cowley's mother . In the first edition of the Lives Reynolds's name is not given . Fasti Oxon . ii . 209 . 2 Hurd's Cowley , i . 6 . 3 ' Wonders are willingly told and willingly heard . ' Post , POPE , 199 . See also Boswell's Johnson ...
... Cowley's mother . In the first edition of the Lives Reynolds's name is not given . Fasti Oxon . ii . 209 . 2 Hurd's Cowley , i . 6 . 3 ' Wonders are willingly told and willingly heard . ' Post , POPE , 199 . See also Boswell's Johnson ...
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... Cowley's minority . In 1636 , he was removed to Cambridge , where he continued his studies with great intenseness ; for he is said to have written , while he was yet a young student , the greater part of his Davideis3 , a work of which ...
... Cowley's minority . In 1636 , he was removed to Cambridge , where he continued his studies with great intenseness ; for he is said to have written , while he was yet a young student , the greater part of his Davideis3 , a work of which ...
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... Cowley says was neither written nor acted , but rough - drawn by him , and repeated by the scholars ' . That ... Cowley's works by the particular direction of Dr. Johnson . ' NICHOLS , Johnson's Works , vii . 4. See Eng . Poets ...
... Cowley says was neither written nor acted , but rough - drawn by him , and repeated by the scholars ' . That ... Cowley's works by the particular direction of Dr. Johnson . ' NICHOLS , Johnson's Works , vii . 4. See Eng . Poets ...
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... publish'd . Faithfully collected from their Originals by Mr. T. Brown . 1702. One of Cowley's letters bears date Sept. 13 , 1653 , p . 158 . Ib . p . 130 . display of scholarship ; but the manners of that time 8 COWLEY.
... publish'd . Faithfully collected from their Originals by Mr. T. Brown . 1702. One of Cowley's letters bears date Sept. 13 , 1653 , p . 158 . Ib . p . 130 . display of scholarship ; but the manners of that time 8 COWLEY.
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