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... poetical dedication to Sir Kenelm Digby ; of whose ac- quaintance all his cotemporaries seem to have been ambitious ; and " Naufragium Joculare , " a comedy written in Latin , but without due at- tention to the ancient models ; for it ...
... poetical dedication to Sir Kenelm Digby ; of whose ac- quaintance all his cotemporaries seem to have been ambitious ; and " Naufragium Joculare , " a comedy written in Latin , but without due at- tention to the ancient models ; for it ...
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... POETICAL EFFECTS OF A LOVER'S NAME UPON GLASS . My name engraved herein Doth contribute my firmness to this glass ; Which , ever since that charm , hath been As hard as that which graved it was . DONNE . Their conceits were sentiments ...
... POETICAL EFFECTS OF A LOVER'S NAME UPON GLASS . My name engraved herein Doth contribute my firmness to this glass ; Which , ever since that charm , hath been As hard as that which graved it was . DONNE . Their conceits were sentiments ...
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... POETICAL PROPAGATION OF LIGHT . The prince's favour is diffus'd o'er all , From which all fortunes , names , and natures fall : Then from those wombs of stars , the bride's bright eyes At every glance a constellation flies And sows the ...
... POETICAL PROPAGATION OF LIGHT . The prince's favour is diffus'd o'er all , From which all fortunes , names , and natures fall : Then from those wombs of stars , the bride's bright eyes At every glance a constellation flies And sows the ...
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... poetical lan- guage , the foresight of events hatching in futu- | rity ; but , having once an egg in his mind , he ... poetically expressed by Casimir , a writer who has many of the beauties and faults of Cowley . prevailed about half a ...
... poetical lan- guage , the foresight of events hatching in futu- | rity ; but , having once an egg in his mind , he ... poetically expressed by Casimir , a writer who has many of the beauties and faults of Cowley . prevailed about half a ...
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... poetical reputation , that I am not willing to dismiss them with unabated cen- sure ; and surely , though the mode of their composition be erroneous , yet many parts de- serve at least that admiration which is due to great comprehension ...
... poetical reputation , that I am not willing to dismiss them with unabated cen- sure ; and surely , though the mode of their composition be erroneous , yet many parts de- serve at least that admiration which is due to great comprehension ...
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