Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1933 - English poetry |
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... honour conferred by the King , from whom all honour is derived , and which therefore no man has a right to bestow upon himself ; and added , that he might , with equal propriety , style himself a Volunteer Lord , or Volunteer Baronet ...
... honour conferred by the King , from whom all honour is derived , and which therefore no man has a right to bestow upon himself ; and added , that he might , with equal propriety , style himself a Volunteer Lord , or Volunteer Baronet ...
Page 351
... honour clear ! Who broke no promise , serv'd no private end , Who gained no title , and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself , by all approv'd , Prais'd , wept , and honour'd , by the Muse he lov'd . The lines on Craggs were not ...
... honour clear ! Who broke no promise , serv'd no private end , Who gained no title , and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself , by all approv'd , Prais'd , wept , and honour'd , by the Muse he lov'd . The lines on Craggs were not ...
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... honour of prefixing to it a recommendatory copy of verses . This is one of the pieces which the author of the Night Thoughts did not republish . ' On the appearance of his Poem on the Last Day , Addison did not return Young's compliment ...
... honour of prefixing to it a recommendatory copy of verses . This is one of the pieces which the author of the Night Thoughts did not republish . ' On the appearance of his Poem on the Last Day , Addison did not return Young's compliment ...
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