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Page 53
... imitate only sound and motion . A boundless verse , a headlong verse , and a verse of brass or of strong brass ... imitation of Virgil , whom he supposes not to have intended to complete them : that this opinion is erroneous may be ...
... imitate only sound and motion . A boundless verse , a headlong verse , and a verse of brass or of strong brass ... imitation of Virgil , whom he supposes not to have intended to complete them : that this opinion is erroneous may be ...
Page 156
... pieces , however , there is no doubt . The Imitation of Horace's Satire , the Verses to Lord Mulgrave , the Satire against Man , the Verses upon Nothing , and perhaps some others , are I believe 156 LIVES OF THE POETS.
... pieces , however , there is no doubt . The Imitation of Horace's Satire , the Verses to Lord Mulgrave , the Satire against Man , the Verses upon Nothing , and perhaps some others , are I believe 156 LIVES OF THE POETS.
Page 407
... imitation of Cranmer's prophetick promises to Henry the Eighth . The anticipated bless- ings of union are not very ... imitation of Shake- speare's style . In what he thought himself an imitator of Shakespeare , it is not easy to ...
... imitation of Cranmer's prophetick promises to Henry the Eighth . The anticipated bless- ings of union are not very ... imitation of Shake- speare's style . In what he thought himself an imitator of Shakespeare , it is not easy to ...
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