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Page 68
... panegyric on the Queen- mother ; the two poems to the Earl of North- umberland ; and perhaps others , of which the time cannot be discovered . When he had lost all hopes of Sacharissa , he looked round him for an easier conquest , and ...
... panegyric on the Queen- mother ; the two poems to the Earl of North- umberland ; and perhaps others , of which the time cannot be discovered . When he had lost all hopes of Sacharissa , he looked round him for an easier conquest , and ...
Page 73
... Panegyric , " which has been always considered as the first of his poetical pro- ductions . His choice of encomiastic topics is very judicious ; for he considers Cromwell in his exaltation , without inquiring how he at- tained it ...
... Panegyric , " which has been always considered as the first of his poetical pro- ductions . His choice of encomiastic topics is very judicious ; for he considers Cromwell in his exaltation , without inquiring how he at- tained it ...
Page 74
... Panegyric : " and it is reported , that , when the King told Waller of the disparity , he answered , " Poets , Sir , suc- ceed better in fiction than in truth . " The Congratulation is indeed not inferior to the " Panegyric , " either ...
... Panegyric : " and it is reported , that , when the King told Waller of the disparity , he answered , " Poets , Sir , suc- ceed better in fiction than in truth . " The Congratulation is indeed not inferior to the " Panegyric , " either ...
Page 78
... panegyrical : for of praise he was very lavish , as is observed by his imitator Lord Lansdowne : No satyr stalks within the hallow'd ground , But queens and heroines , kings and gods abound ; Glory and arms and love are all the sound ...
... panegyrical : for of praise he was very lavish , as is observed by his imitator Lord Lansdowne : No satyr stalks within the hallow'd ground , But queens and heroines , kings and gods abound ; Glory and arms and love are all the sound ...
Page 79
... Panegyric " upon Cromwell has obtain- ed from the public avery liberal dividend of praise , which however cannot be said to have been un- ' ustly lavished ; for such a series of verses had rarely appeared before in the English language ...
... Panegyric " upon Cromwell has obtain- ed from the public avery liberal dividend of praise , which however cannot be said to have been un- ' ustly lavished ; for such a series of verses had rarely appeared before in the English language ...
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