Lives of the English Poets: With an Introduction by Arthur Waugh, Volume 1 |
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The compositions are such as might have been written for penance by a hermit , or for hire by a philosophical rhymer who had only heard of another sex ; for they turn the mind only on the writer , whom , without thinking on a woman but ...
The compositions are such as might have been written for penance by a hermit , or for hire by a philosophical rhymer who had only heard of another sex ; for they turn the mind only on the writer , whom , without thinking on a woman but ...
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He is at liberty to delay his publication , till he has satisfied his friends and himself ; till he has reformed his first thoughts by subsequent examination ; and polished away those faults which the precipitance of ardent composition ...
He is at liberty to delay his publication , till he has satisfied his friends and himself ; till he has reformed his first thoughts by subsequent examination ; and polished away those faults which the precipitance of ardent composition ...
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Here he continued to cultivate poetry and criticism , and grew first eminent by his Latin compositions , which are indeed entitled to particular praise . He has not confined himself to the imitation of any ancient author , but has ...
Here he continued to cultivate poetry and criticism , and grew first eminent by his Latin compositions , which are indeed entitled to particular praise . He has not confined himself to the imitation of any ancient author , but has ...
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