Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1933 - English poetry |
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Page 123
... able to deny himself , though he purchased the luxury of a single night by the anguish of cold and hunger for a week . The experience of these inconveniences determined him to endeavour after some settled income , which , having long ...
... able to deny himself , though he purchased the luxury of a single night by the anguish of cold and hunger for a week . The experience of these inconveniences determined him to endeavour after some settled income , which , having long ...
Page 164
... able to send his poems to the press , but for many years continued his solicitation , and squandered what- ever he obtained . This project of printing his works was frequently revived ; and , as his proposals grew obsolete , new ones ...
... able to send his poems to the press , but for many years continued his solicitation , and squandered what- ever he obtained . This project of printing his works was frequently revived ; and , as his proposals grew obsolete , new ones ...
Page 198
... able to find another subject so calculated , in all points , whereon to display their abilities ? What wonderful productions of wit should we be deprived of from those , whose genius , by con- tinual practice , hath been wholly turned ...
... able to find another subject so calculated , in all points , whereon to display their abilities ? What wonderful productions of wit should we be deprived of from those , whose genius , by con- tinual practice , hath been wholly turned ...
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