Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 |
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... better example . ' And , upon the other hand , when he is brought face to face with the pastoral atmosphere of Lycidas , he finds it ' vulgar and disgusting , ' while the elaborate machinery of The Rape of the Lock is praised as a ...
... better example . ' And , upon the other hand , when he is brought face to face with the pastoral atmosphere of Lycidas , he finds it ' vulgar and disgusting , ' while the elaborate machinery of The Rape of the Lock is praised as a ...
Page 76
... better she is ever kecking at , and is queasy : she vomits now out of sickness ; but before it be well with her , she must vomit by strong physick . The university , in the time of her better health , and my younger judgement , I never ...
... better she is ever kecking at , and is queasy : she vomits now out of sickness ; but before it be well with her , she must vomit by strong physick . The university , in the time of her better health , and my younger judgement , I never ...
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... better become Dryden's learning and genius to have laboured science into poetry , and have shewn , by explaining longitude , that verse did not refuse the ideas of philosophy . His description of the Fire is painted by resolute ...
... better become Dryden's learning and genius to have laboured science into poetry , and have shewn , by explaining longitude , that verse did not refuse the ideas of philosophy . His description of the Fire is painted by resolute ...
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Lives of the English Poets: The Prior Congreve, Blackmore and Pope Samuel Johnson No preview available - 2003 |
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