Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1933 - English poetry |
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Page 137
... says of Spenser , that he wrote no language , but has formed what Butler calls a Babylonish Dialect , in itself harsh and bar- barous , but made by exalted genius and extensive learning , the vehicle of so much instruction and so much ...
... says of Spenser , that he wrote no language , but has formed what Butler calls a Babylonish Dialect , in itself harsh and bar- barous , but made by exalted genius and extensive learning , the vehicle of so much instruction and so much ...
Page 142
... says Wood , upon her fortune , having studied the common law , but never practised it . A fortune she had , says his biographer , but it was lost by bad securities . In 1663 was published the first part , containing three cantos , of ...
... says Wood , upon her fortune , having studied the common law , but never practised it . A fortune she had , says his biographer , but it was lost by bad securities . In 1663 was published the first part , containing three cantos , of ...
Page 180
... says he , ' who think themselves already un- done can never apprehend themselves in danger , and they who have nothing left can never give freely . ' Political truth is equally in danger from the praises of courtiers , and the ...
... says he , ' who think themselves already un- done can never apprehend themselves in danger , and they who have nothing left can never give freely . ' Political truth is equally in danger from the praises of courtiers , and the ...
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