The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... written , as it happened , by any wit of the party , and sometimes , as is said , by Mrs. Manley . Some are owned by Swift ; and one , in ridicule of Garth's verses to Godolphin upon the loss of his place , was written by Prior , and ...
... written , as it happened , by any wit of the party , and sometimes , as is said , by Mrs. Manley . Some are owned by Swift ; and one , in ridicule of Garth's verses to Godolphin upon the loss of his place , was written by Prior , and ...
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... written with great variety ; and his variety has made him popular . He has tried all styles , from the grotesque to the solemn , and has not so failed in any as to incur derision or dis- grace . Spence ; and see Gent . Mag . vol . Ivii ...
... written with great variety ; and his variety has made him popular . He has tried all styles , from the grotesque to the solemn , and has not so failed in any as to incur derision or dis- grace . Spence ; and see Gent . Mag . vol . Ivii ...
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... written with great familiarity and great sprightliness ; the language is easy , but seldom gross , and the numbers smooth , without appear- ance of care . Of these Tales there are only four . " The Ladle ; " which is introduced by a ...
... written with great familiarity and great sprightliness ; the language is easy , but seldom gross , and the numbers smooth , without appear- ance of care . Of these Tales there are only four . " The Ladle ; " which is introduced by a ...
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... written so much and translated so little : the version of Cal- limachus is sufficiently licentious ; the paraphrase on St. Paul's Exhortation to Charity is eminently beautiful . " Alma " is written in professed imitation of " Hu- dibras ...
... written so much and translated so little : the version of Cal- limachus is sufficiently licentious ; the paraphrase on St. Paul's Exhortation to Charity is eminently beautiful . " Alma " is written in professed imitation of " Hu- dibras ...
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... written by Georgius Sabinus , a poet now little known or read , though once the friend of Luther and Melancthon : De Sacerdote Furem consolante . Quidam sacrificus furem comitatus euntem Huc ubi dat sontes carnificina neci , Ne sis ...
... written by Georgius Sabinus , a poet now little known or read , though once the friend of Luther and Melancthon : De Sacerdote Furem consolante . Quidam sacrificus furem comitatus euntem Huc ubi dat sontes carnificina neci , Ne sis ...
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