The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... lived at a time when the rage of party detected all which it was any man's in- terest to hide ; and , as little ill is heard of Prior , it is certain that not much was known . He was not afraid of provoking censure ; for , when he ...
... lived at a time when the rage of party detected all which it was any man's in- terest to hide ; and , as little ill is heard of Prior , it is certain that not much was known . He was not afraid of provoking censure ; for , when he ...
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... lived to be convinced , that the essence of verse is order and consonance . His numbers are such as mere diligence may attain ; they seldom offend the ear , and seldom soothe it ; they commonly want airiness , lightness , and facility ...
... lived to be convinced , that the essence of verse is order and consonance . His numbers are such as mere diligence may attain ; they seldom offend the ear , and seldom soothe it ; they commonly want airiness , lightness , and facility ...
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... lived for several years , but with very little attention to statutes or reports . His disposition to become an author appeared very early , as he very early felt that force of ima gination , and possessed that copiousness of senti- ment ...
... lived for several years , but with very little attention to statutes or reports . His disposition to become an author appeared very early , as he very early felt that force of ima gination , and possessed that copiousness of senti- ment ...
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... lived to see the reward of his labour in the reformation of the theatre . Of the powers by which this important victory was achieved , a quotation from " Love for Love , " and the remark upon it , may afford a specimen : Sir Samps ...
... lived to see the reward of his labour in the reformation of the theatre . Of the powers by which this important victory was achieved , a quotation from " Love for Love , " and the remark upon it , may afford a specimen : Sir Samps ...
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... lived many years after the publication of his Miscellaneous Poems , yet he added nothing to them , but lived on in literary indolence ; engaged in no contro- versy , contending with no rival , neither soliciting flattery by public ...
... lived many years after the publication of his Miscellaneous Poems , yet he added nothing to them , but lived on in literary indolence ; engaged in no contro- versy , contending with no rival , neither soliciting flattery by public ...
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