Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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... whole extension of his language , distinguished all the delicacies of phrase , and all the colours of words , and learned to adjust their different sounds to all the varieties of metrical modulation . Bossu is of opinion that the poet's ...
... whole extension of his language , distinguished all the delicacies of phrase , and all the colours of words , and learned to adjust their different sounds to all the varieties of metrical modulation . Bossu is of opinion that the poet's ...
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... whole party of the royalists applauded it . Every eye watched for the golden shower which was to fall upon the author , who certainly was not without his part in the general expectation . In 1664 the second part appeared ; the curiosity ...
... whole party of the royalists applauded it . Every eye watched for the golden shower which was to fall upon the author , who certainly was not without his part in the general expectation . In 1664 the second part appeared ; the curiosity ...
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... whole nation was at that time on fire with faction . The Whigs applauded every line in which liberty was mentioned as a satire on the Tories ; and the Tories echoed every clap to show that the satire was unfelt . The story of ...
... whole nation was at that time on fire with faction . The Whigs applauded every line in which liberty was mentioned as a satire on the Tories ; and the Tories echoed every clap to show that the satire was unfelt . The story of ...
Contents
ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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