The lives of the English poetsRivington, 1858 - 414 pages |
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... verse or prose . His whole life had been action , and none ever denied him the resplendent qualities of steady resolution and personal courage . He was really in Prior's mind what he represents him in his verses ; 1 * PRIOR . 3.
... verse or prose . His whole life had been action , and none ever denied him the resplendent qualities of steady resolution and personal courage . He was really in Prior's mind what he represents him in his verses ; 1 * PRIOR . 3.
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... whole collection was four thou- sand ; to which Lord Harley , the son of the Earl of Oxford , to whom he had invariably adhered , added an equal sum for the purchase of Down - hall , which Prior was to enjoy during life , and Harley ...
... whole collection was four thou- sand ; to which Lord Harley , the son of the Earl of Oxford , to whom he had invariably adhered , added an equal sum for the purchase of Down - hall , which Prior was to enjoy during life , and Harley ...
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... all faults : negligences or errors are single and local , but tediousness pervades the whole ; other faults are censured and forgotten , but the power of tediousness propagates itself . He that is weary the first PRIOR . 15.
... all faults : negligences or errors are single and local , but tediousness pervades the whole ; other faults are censured and forgotten , but the power of tediousness propagates itself . He that is weary the first PRIOR . 15.
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... in common with the church of Rome ; and Prynne published " Histrio - Mastix , " a huge volume , in which stage - plays were censured . The outrages and crimes of the puritans brought afterwards their whole CONGREVE . 23.
... in common with the church of Rome ; and Prynne published " Histrio - Mastix , " a huge volume , in which stage - plays were censured . The outrages and crimes of the puritans brought afterwards their whole CONGREVE . 23.
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Samuel Johnson. outrages and crimes of the puritans brought afterwards their whole system of doctrine into disrepute , and from the Restora- tion the poets and players were left at quiet ; for to have molested them would have had the ...
Samuel Johnson. outrages and crimes of the puritans brought afterwards their whole system of doctrine into disrepute , and from the Restora- tion the poets and players were left at quiet ; for to have molested them would have had the ...
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