Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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Page 86
... supplied with a closet of knowledge . Those indeed who professed learn- ing were not less learned than at any other time ; but of that middle race of students who read for pleasure or accomplish- ment , and who buy the numerous products ...
... supplied with a closet of knowledge . Those indeed who professed learn- ing were not less learned than at any other time ; but of that middle race of students who read for pleasure or accomplish- ment , and who buy the numerous products ...
Page 87
... supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient , of which Philips gives the following account : Mr. Philips tells us , " that though he had daily about him one or other to read , some persons of man's estate , who , of their own ...
... supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient , of which Philips gives the following account : Mr. Philips tells us , " that though he had daily about him one or other to read , some persons of man's estate , who , of their own ...
Page 108
... supplied . The want of human interest is always felt . Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down , and forgets to take up again . None ever wished it longer than it is . Its perusal is a duty rather than a ...
... supplied . The want of human interest is always felt . Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down , and forgets to take up again . None ever wished it longer than it is . Its perusal is a duty rather than a ...
Contents
ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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