LivesA. Miller, 1800 - English poetry |
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... least , from Sprat's account , that he always ac- knowledged her care , and justly paid the dues of filial gratitude . In the window of his mother's apartment lay Spenser's Fairy Queen ; in which he very early took delight to read , til ...
... least , from Sprat's account , that he always ac- knowledged her care , and justly paid the dues of filial gratitude . In the window of his mother's apartment lay Spenser's Fairy Queen ; in which he very early took delight to read , til ...
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... least necessary to read and think . No man could be born a metaphysical poet , nor assume the dignity of a writer , by descriptions copied from descriptions , by imitations borrowed from imitations , by traditional imagery , and ...
... least necessary to read and think . No man could be born a metaphysical poet , nor assume the dignity of a writer , by descriptions copied from descriptions , by imitations borrowed from imitations , by traditional imagery , and ...
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... least a sigh or two , Such and so many I'll repay As shall themselves make winds to get you . In tears I'll waste these eyes , COWLEY . By Love so vainly fed ; So lust of old the Deluge punished . COWLEY . All arm'd in brass the richest ...
... least a sigh or two , Such and so many I'll repay As shall themselves make winds to get you . In tears I'll waste these eyes , COWLEY . By Love so vainly fed ; So lust of old the Deluge punished . COWLEY . All arm'd in brass the richest ...
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... least that admiration which is due to great comprehension of knowledge , and great fertility of fancy . The thoughts are often new , and often striking ; but the greatness of one part is disgraced by the littleness of another ; and ...
... least that admiration which is due to great comprehension of knowledge , and great fertility of fancy . The thoughts are often new , and often striking ; but the greatness of one part is disgraced by the littleness of another ; and ...
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... least , confessed to have miscarried . There are not many examples of so great a work , produced by an author generally read , and generally praised , that has crept through a century with so little regard . Whatever is said of Cowley ...
... least , confessed to have miscarried . There are not many examples of so great a work , produced by an author generally read , and generally praised , that has crept through a century with so little regard . Whatever is said of Cowley ...
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