Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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... wrote very early as well as he ever wrote ; and the performances of youth have many favourers , because the authors as yet lay no claim to publick honours , and are therefore not considered as rivals by the distributors of fame . He ...
... wrote very early as well as he ever wrote ; and the performances of youth have many favourers , because the authors as yet lay no claim to publick honours , and are therefore not considered as rivals by the distributors of fame . He ...
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... wrote are not distinguished . The Indian Emperor was published in 1667. It is a tragedy in rhyme , intended for a ... wrote , and made no difficulty of declaring that he wrote only to please , and who perhaps knew that by his ...
... wrote are not distinguished . The Indian Emperor was published in 1667. It is a tragedy in rhyme , intended for a ... wrote , and made no difficulty of declaring that he wrote only to please , and who perhaps knew that by his ...
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... wrote very early as well as he ever wrote ; and the performances of youth have many favourers , because the authors yet lay no claim to public honours , and are therefore not considered as rivals by the distributors of fame . He ...
... wrote very early as well as he ever wrote ; and the performances of youth have many favourers , because the authors yet lay no claim to public honours , and are therefore not considered as rivals by the distributors of fame . He ...
Contents
ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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