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... COWLEY . THE HE. CONTENTS . Page Page COWLEY DENHAM MILTON 1 CONGREVE 187 21 BLACKMORE 192 • BUTLER • 24 FENTON 199 · · 53 GAY · • 202 OTWAY ROCHESTER ROSCOMMON WALLER POMFRET DORSET STEPNEY J. PHILIPS " 59 GRANVILLE 205 61 · YALDEN 208 ...
... COWLEY . THE HE. CONTENTS . Page Page COWLEY DENHAM MILTON 1 CONGREVE 187 21 BLACKMORE 192 • BUTLER • 24 FENTON 199 · · 53 GAY · • 202 OTWAY ROCHESTER ROSCOMMON WALLER POMFRET DORSET STEPNEY J. PHILIPS " 59 GRANVILLE 205 61 · YALDEN 208 ...
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Samuel Johnson. LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS . COWLEY . THE HE Life of COWLEY , notwithstanding the penury of English biography , has been written by Dr. Sprat , an author whose preg- nancy of imagination and elegance of language have ...
Samuel Johnson. LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS . COWLEY . THE HE Life of COWLEY , notwithstanding the penury of English biography , has been written by Dr. Sprat , an author whose preg- nancy of imagination and elegance of language have ...
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... Cowley's minority . * He was a candidate this year at Westminster squander it in voluntary dreams of fictitious o School for election to Trinity College , but proved uns successful . - N . " He continued , " says his biographer , ". cal ...
... Cowley's minority . * He was a candidate this year at Westminster squander it in voluntary dreams of fictitious o School for election to Trinity College , but proved uns successful . - N . " He continued , " says his biographer , ". cal ...
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... Cowley of having consulted on this great occasion the Virgilian Lots , and to have given some credit to the answer of his oracle . • Consulting , the Virgilian Lots , Sortes Virgilia- næ , is a method of divination by the opening of Vir ...
... Cowley of having consulted on this great occasion the Virgilian Lots , and to have given some credit to the answer of his oracle . • Consulting , the Virgilian Lots , Sortes Virgilia- næ , is a method of divination by the opening of Vir ...
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... Cowley found his. " his desire had been for some days past , and did still very vehemently continue , to retire himself to some of the American plantations , and to forsake this world for ever . " " From the obloquy which the appearance ...
... Cowley found his. " his desire had been for some days past , and did still very vehemently continue , to retire himself to some of the American plantations , and to forsake this world for ever . " " From the obloquy which the appearance ...
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