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... was himself neglected ) ; the Life of Young by Croft . But in spite of errors , mostly unimportant , and in spite of the exclusion of some poets whom we now I 770 * A read with delight , and the inclusion of many who.
... was himself neglected ) ; the Life of Young by Croft . But in spite of errors , mostly unimportant , and in spite of the exclusion of some poets whom we now I 770 * A read with delight , and the inclusion of many who.
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... delight . If the continuation of the Davideis can be missed , it is for the learning that had been diffused over it , and the notes in which it had been explained . Had not his characters been depraved , like every other part , by ...
... delight . If the continuation of the Davideis can be missed , it is for the learning that had been diffused over it , and the notes in which it had been explained . Had not his characters been depraved , like every other part , by ...
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... delights himself at night with the fanciful narratives of superstitious ignorance . The pensive man , at one time ... delight in music ; but he seems to think that cheerful notes would have obtained from Pluto a complete 1608-1674 ...
... delights himself at night with the fanciful narratives of superstitious ignorance . The pensive man , at one time ... delight in music ; but he seems to think that cheerful notes would have obtained from Pluto a complete 1608-1674 ...
Contents
ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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