The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... afterwards Earl of St. Alban's , and was employed In the first edition of this Life , Dr. Johnson wrote , " which was never inserted in any collection of his works ; " but he altered the expression when the Lives were collected into ...
... afterwards Earl of St. Alban's , and was employed In the first edition of this Life , Dr. Johnson wrote , " which was never inserted in any collection of his works ; " but he altered the expression when the Lives were collected into ...
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... afterwards Earl of Arlington , from April to Decem- ber , in 1650 , are preserved in " Miscellanea Aulica , " a collection of papers published by Brown . These letters , being written like those of other men whose minds are more on ...
... afterwards Earl of Arlington , from April to Decem- ber , in 1650 , are preserved in " Miscellanea Aulica , " a collection of papers published by Brown . These letters , being written like those of other men whose minds are more on ...
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... d , and haughty foes , His peaceful entrance with dire arms oppose , Oppress'd with numbers in th ' unequal field , His men discourag'd , and himself expell'd : Some years afterwards , " business , " says Sprat COWLEY . 7.
... d , and haughty foes , His peaceful entrance with dire arms oppose , Oppress'd with numbers in th ' unequal field , His men discourag'd , and himself expell'd : Some years afterwards , " business , " says Sprat COWLEY . 7.
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Samuel Johnson. Some years afterwards , " business , " says Sprat , passed of course into other hands ; " and Cowley , being no longer useful at Paris , was in 1656 sent Let him for succour sue from place to place , Torn from his ...
Samuel Johnson. Some years afterwards , " business , " says Sprat , passed of course into other hands ; " and Cowley , being no longer useful at Paris , was in 1656 sent Let him for succour sue from place to place , Torn from his ...
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... afterwards to Chertsey , in Sur- He seems , 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 ...
... afterwards to Chertsey , in Sur- He seems , 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 ...
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