The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... performance was the best . He had not , however , much reason to complain ; for he came to London , and obtained such notice , that ( in 1691 ) he was sent to the Congress at the Hague as secre- tary to the embassy . In this assembly of ...
... performance was the best . He had not , however , much reason to complain ; for he came to London , and obtained such notice , that ( in 1691 ) he was sent to the Congress at the Hague as secre- tary to the embassy . In this assembly of ...
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... performance of a young lady that sat next him , he produced these extem- porary lines : Mais cette voix , et ces beaux yeux , Font Cupidon trop dangereux ; Et je suis triste quand je crie , Bannissons la Melancholie . Tradition ...
... performance of a young lady that sat next him , he produced these extem- porary lines : Mais cette voix , et ces beaux yeux , Font Cupidon trop dangereux ; Et je suis triste quand je crie , Bannissons la Melancholie . Tradition ...
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... performance was a novel , called " Incog- nita , or Love and Duty reconciled : " it is praised by the biographers , who quote some part of the preface , that is , indeed , for such a time of life , un- commonly judicious . I would ...
... performance was a novel , called " Incog- nita , or Love and Duty reconciled : " it is praised by the biographers , who quote some part of the preface , that is , indeed , for such a time of life , un- commonly judicious . I would ...
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... performance ; for , whenever written , it was acted ( 1693 ) when he was not more than twenty- one years old ; and was then recommended by Mr. Dryden , Mr. Southern , and Mr. Mainwaring . Dry- den said , that he never had seen such a ...
... performance ; for , whenever written , it was acted ( 1693 ) when he was not more than twenty- one years old ; and was then recommended by Mr. Dryden , Mr. Southern , and Mr. Mainwaring . Dry- den said , that he never had seen such a ...
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... performance perfection cannot be expected ; but he finds another reason for the severity of his cen- sures , which he expresses in language such as Cheapside easily furnished . " I am not free of the poet's company , having never kissed ...
... performance perfection cannot be expected ; but he finds another reason for the severity of his cen- sures , which he expresses in language such as Cheapside easily furnished . " I am not free of the poet's company , having never kissed ...
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