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... Æneid . Two years after , his father died , and then , notwithstanding his resolutions and professions , he returned again to the vice of gaming , and lost several thousand pounds that had been left him . In 1642 he published The Sophy ...
... Æneid . Two years after , his father died , and then , notwithstanding his resolutions and professions , he returned again to the vice of gaming , and lost several thousand pounds that had been left him . In 1642 he published The Sophy ...
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... Æneid , in favour of translating an epic poem into blank verse ; but he forgets that when his author attempted the Iliad , some years afterwards , he departed from his own decision , and translated into rhyme . When he has any objection ...
... Æneid , in favour of translating an epic poem into blank verse ; but he forgets that when his author attempted the Iliad , some years afterwards , he departed from his own decision , and translated into rhyme . When he has any objection ...
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... Æneid , which when dragged into the world did not live long enough to cry . I have never seen it ; but that such a version there is , or has been , perhaps some old catalogue informed me . With not much better success , Trapp , when his ...
... Æneid , which when dragged into the world did not live long enough to cry . I have never seen it ; but that such a version there is , or has been , perhaps some old catalogue informed me . With not much better success , Trapp , when his ...
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ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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