The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... FENTON GAY 67 GRANVILLE 78 YALDEN 86 TICKELL 91 HAMMOND 96 SOMERVILE 99 SAVAGE 102 SWIFT 208 BROOME 248 POPE 252 PITT 393 THOMSON 396 WATTS A. PHILIPS WEST . COLLINS 409 418 427 431 DYER . 436 SHENSTONE 439 YOUNG 448 MALLET 498 AKENSIDE ...
... FENTON GAY 67 GRANVILLE 78 YALDEN 86 TICKELL 91 HAMMOND 96 SOMERVILE 99 SAVAGE 102 SWIFT 208 BROOME 248 POPE 252 PITT 393 THOMSON 396 WATTS A. PHILIPS WEST . COLLINS 409 418 427 431 DYER . 436 SHENSTONE 439 YOUNG 448 MALLET 498 AKENSIDE ...
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... Fenton observes , he put an end to the spe- cies of writers that gave Advice to Painters . Not long after ( 1712 ) he published " Creation , " a philosophical poem , which has been by my re- commendation inserted in the late collection ...
... Fenton observes , he put an end to the spe- cies of writers that gave Advice to Painters . Not long after ( 1712 ) he published " Creation , " a philosophical poem , which has been by my re- commendation inserted in the late collection ...
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... FENTON . THE brevity with which I am to write the ac- count of ELIJAH FENTON is not the effect of indifference or negligence . I have sought intelli- gence among his relations in his native country , but have not ... FENTON . FENTON.
... FENTON . THE brevity with which I am to write the ac- count of ELIJAH FENTON is not the effect of indifference or negligence . I have sought intelli- gence among his relations in his native country , but have not ... FENTON . FENTON.
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... FENTON de Shelton antiquâ stirpe generosus ; juxta reliquias conjugis CATHERINE formâ , moribus , pietate , optimo viro dignissimć : Qui intemeratâ in ecclesiam fide , et virtutibus intaminatis enituit ; necnon ingenii lepore bonis ...
... FENTON de Shelton antiquâ stirpe generosus ; juxta reliquias conjugis CATHERINE formâ , moribus , pietate , optimo viro dignissimć : Qui intemeratâ in ecclesiam fide , et virtutibus intaminatis enituit ; necnon ingenii lepore bonis ...
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... Fenton , mentioned him with honour . The life that passes in penury must necessarily pass in obscurity . It is impossible to trace Fenton from year to year , or to discover what means he used for his support . He was awhile secretary to ...
... Fenton , mentioned him with honour . The life that passes in penury must necessarily pass in obscurity . It is impossible to trace Fenton from year to year , or to discover what means he used for his support . He was awhile secretary to ...
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