The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... Lady , who wrote poesies for rings . They , who above do various circles find , Say , like a ring , th ' equator Heaven does bind . When Heaven shall be adorn'd by thee , ( Which then more Heav'n than ' tis will be ) ' Tis thou must ...
... Lady , who wrote poesies for rings . They , who above do various circles find , Say , like a ring , th ' equator Heaven does bind . When Heaven shall be adorn'd by thee , ( Which then more Heav'n than ' tis will be ) ' Tis thou must ...
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... Lady acquainted with the ancient laws of augury and rites of sacrifice : And yet this death of mine , I fear , Will ominous to her appear : When sound in every other part , Her sacrifice is found without an heart , For the last tempest ...
... Lady acquainted with the ancient laws of augury and rites of sacrifice : And yet this death of mine , I fear , Will ominous to her appear : When sound in every other part , Her sacrifice is found without an heart , For the last tempest ...
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... ladies ' eyes , Then from their beams their jewels ' lustres rise : And from their jewels torches do take fire , And all is warmth , and light , and good desire . DONNE . 1 They were in very little care to clothe their no- COWLEY . 29 ...
... ladies ' eyes , Then from their beams their jewels ' lustres rise : And from their jewels torches do take fire , And all is warmth , and light , and good desire . DONNE . 1 They were in very little care to clothe their no- COWLEY . 29 ...
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... ladies , their grooms and mademoiselles . " This is sufficiently peevish in a man who , when he mentions his exile from the college , relates , with great luxuriance , the compensation which the plea- sures of the theatre afford him ...
... ladies , their grooms and mademoiselles . " This is sufficiently peevish in a man who , when he mentions his exile from the college , relates , with great luxuriance , the compensation which the plea- sures of the theatre afford him ...
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... Lady Alice Egerton , his daughter , passing through a place called the Hay - wood forest , or Haywood , in Herefordshire , were benighted , and the lady for a short time lost : this accident being related to their father , upon their ...
... Lady Alice Egerton , his daughter , passing through a place called the Hay - wood forest , or Haywood , in Herefordshire , were benighted , and the lady for a short time lost : this accident being related to their father , upon their ...
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Lives of the English Poets: The Prior Congreve, Blackmore and Pope Samuel Johnson No preview available - 2003 |
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