The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 12
... lost it , " says Wood , " by certain persons , enemies to the muses , " The neglect of the court was not his only morti- fication ; having , by such alteration as he thought proper , fitted his old comedy of " The Guardian " for the ...
... lost it , " says Wood , " by certain persons , enemies to the muses , " The neglect of the court was not his only morti- fication ; having , by such alteration as he thought proper , fitted his old comedy of " The Guardian " for the ...
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... , however , to have lost part of his dread of the hum of men . He thought himself now safe enough from intrusion , without the de- ry . L'Allegro of Milton . - Dr . J. fence of mountains and oceans ; and , instead of 14 COWLEY .
... , however , to have lost part of his dread of the hum of men . He thought himself now safe enough from intrusion , without the de- ry . L'Allegro of Milton . - Dr . J. fence of mountains and oceans ; and , instead of 14 COWLEY .
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... lost : if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits , they likewise some times struck out unexpected truth : if their con- ceits were far - fetched , they were often worth the carriage . To write on their plan it was at ...
... lost : if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits , they likewise some times struck out unexpected truth : if their con- ceits were far - fetched , they were often worth the carriage . To write on their plan it was at ...
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... lost Light and strength , dark and tir'd , must then ride post . All that man has to do is to live and die ; the sum of humanity is comprehended by Donne in the following lines : Think in how poor a prison thou didst lie ; After enabled ...
... lost Light and strength , dark and tir'd , must then ride post . All that man has to do is to live and die ; the sum of humanity is comprehended by Donne in the following lines : Think in how poor a prison thou didst lie ; After enabled ...
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... lost their simplicity . The Ana- creon of Cowley , like the Homer of Pope , has ad- mitted the decoration of some modern graces , by which he is undoubtedly more amiable to common readers , and perhaps , if they would honestly de- clare ...
... lost their simplicity . The Ana- creon of Cowley , like the Homer of Pope , has ad- mitted the decoration of some modern graces , by which he is undoubtedly more amiable to common readers , and perhaps , if they would honestly de- clare ...
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