Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1H. Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1906 - English poetry |
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Page 298
... considered them as influencing the affairs of men , he does not forbear to hint . The utmost malice of the stars is past.- Now frequent trines the happier lights among , And high - rais'd Jove , from his dark prison freed , Those ...
... considered them as influencing the affairs of men , he does not forbear to hint . The utmost malice of the stars is past.- Now frequent trines the happier lights among , And high - rais'd Jove , from his dark prison freed , Those ...
Page 400
... considered as poor . This likewise was granted by the College . It was then considered who should distribute the medicines , and who should settle their prices . The physicians procured some apothecaries to undertake the dispensation ...
... considered as poor . This likewise was granted by the College . It was then considered who should distribute the medicines , and who should settle their prices . The physicians procured some apothecaries to undertake the dispensation ...
Page 463
... considered as a critick ; a name which the present generation is scarcely willing to allow him . His criticism is condemned as tentative or experimental , rather than scientifick , and he is considered as deciding by taste rather ...
... considered as a critick ; a name which the present generation is scarcely willing to allow him . His criticism is condemned as tentative or experimental , rather than scientifick , and he is considered as deciding by taste rather ...
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