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... poetically at- tended . Dryden , indeed , as a man discountenanced and de- prived , was silent ; but scarcely any other maker of verses omitted to bring his tribute of tuneful sorrow . An emulation of elegy was universal . Maria's ...
... poetically at- tended . Dryden , indeed , as a man discountenanced and de- prived , was silent ; but scarcely any other maker of verses omitted to bring his tribute of tuneful sorrow . An emulation of elegy was universal . Maria's ...
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... poetical paragraph , I know not what I could prefer to an exclamation in " The Mourning Bride : " ALMERIA . It was a fancied noise ; for all is hush'd . LEONORA . It bore the accent of a human voice . ALMERIA . It was thy fear , or else ...
... poetical paragraph , I know not what I could prefer to an exclamation in " The Mourning Bride : " ALMERIA . It was a fancied noise ; for all is hush'd . LEONORA . It bore the accent of a human voice . ALMERIA . It was thy fear , or else ...
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... poetical trade in a joint stock would certainly do what they could to sink and ruin an unlicensed adventurer , not- withstanding I disturbed none of their factories , nor imported any goods they have ever dealt in . " He had lived in ...
... poetical trade in a joint stock would certainly do what they could to sink and ruin an unlicensed adventurer , not- withstanding I disturbed none of their factories , nor imported any goods they have ever dealt in . " He had lived in ...
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... poetical spirit . Correction seldom effects more than the suppression of faults ; a happy line , or a single elegance , may perhaps be added ; but of a large work the general character must always remain ; the original constitution can ...
... poetical spirit . Correction seldom effects more than the suppression of faults ; a happy line , or a single elegance , may perhaps be added ; but of a large work the general character must always remain ; the original constitution can ...
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... , but very often reasons poetically , and finds thart of uniting ornament with strength , and ease with closene . This is a skill which Pope might have con- descended to learn from him , when he needed it BLACKMORE . 43.
... , but very often reasons poetically , and finds thart of uniting ornament with strength , and ease with closene . This is a skill which Pope might have con- descended to learn from him , when he needed it BLACKMORE . 43.
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