Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1968 - English poetry |
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... death of Oliver , he returned into France , where he resumed his former station , and staid till the Restoration . ' He continued , ' says his biographer , ' under these bonds till the general deliverance ' ; it is therefore to be sup ...
... death of Oliver , he returned into France , where he resumed his former station , and staid till the Restoration . ' He continued , ' says his biographer , ' under these bonds till the general deliverance ' ; it is therefore to be sup ...
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... Death , brought upon the stage , all as active persons of the drama ; but no precedents can justify absurdity . Milton's allegory of Sin and Death is undoubtedly faulty . Sin is indeed the mother of Death , and may be allowed to be the ...
... Death , brought upon the stage , all as active persons of the drama ; but no precedents can justify absurdity . Milton's allegory of Sin and Death is undoubtedly faulty . Sin is indeed the mother of Death , and may be allowed to be the ...
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... death putting an end to his expectations , abated his diligence ; and Pope represents him as falling from that time into intemperance of wine . That in his latter life he was too much a lover of the bottle , is not denied ; but I have ...
... death putting an end to his expectations , abated his diligence ; and Pope represents him as falling from that time into intemperance of wine . That in his latter life he was too much a lover of the bottle , is not denied ; but I have ...
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