Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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Page 129
... perhaps some others , are , I believe , genuine , and perhaps most of those which this collection exhibits . As he cannot be supposed to have found leisure for any course of continued study , his pieces are commonly short , such as one ...
... perhaps some others , are , I believe , genuine , and perhaps most of those which this collection exhibits . As he cannot be supposed to have found leisure for any course of continued study , his pieces are commonly short , such as one ...
Page 148
... Perhaps by traditions preserved in families more may be discovered . From the verses written at Penshurst , it has been collected that he diverted his disappointment by a voyage ; and his bio- graphers , from his poem on the Whales ...
... Perhaps by traditions preserved in families more may be discovered . From the verses written at Penshurst , it has been collected that he diverted his disappointment by a voyage ; and his bio- graphers , from his poem on the Whales ...
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... perhaps it cannot be explained into plain prosaic meaning , the mind perceives enough to be de- lighted , and readily forgives its obscurity for its magnificence : How strangely active are the arts of peace , Whose restless motions less ...
... perhaps it cannot be explained into plain prosaic meaning , the mind perceives enough to be de- lighted , and readily forgives its obscurity for its magnificence : How strangely active are the arts of peace , Whose restless motions less ...
Contents
ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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