The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... fancy , and ransacks his me- mory , for images which may exhibit the gaiety of hope , or the gloominess of despair ; and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis , sometimes in flowers fading as her beauty , and sometimes in gems ...
... fancy , and ransacks his me- mory , for images which may exhibit the gaiety of hope , or the gloominess of despair ; and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis , sometimes in flowers fading as her beauty , and sometimes in gems ...
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... fancy behind them ; and produced combi- nations of confused magnificence , that not only could not be credited , but could not be imagined . Yet great labour , directed by great abilities , is never wholly lost : if they frequently ...
... fancy behind them ; and produced combi- nations of confused magnificence , that not only could not be credited , but could not be imagined . Yet great labour , directed by great abilities , is never wholly lost : if they frequently ...
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... fancy dost much higher stand , Than woman can be plac'd by Nature's hand : And I must needs , I'm sure , a loser be , To change thee as thou'rt there , for very thee . That prayer and labour should co - operate , are thus taught by ...
... fancy dost much higher stand , Than woman can be plac'd by Nature's hand : And I must needs , I'm sure , a loser be , To change thee as thou'rt there , for very thee . That prayer and labour should co - operate , are thus taught by ...
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... original new moon , her tender forehead and her horns , is superadded by his paraphrast , who has many other plays of words and fancy unsuit . able to the original , as- The table , free for ev'ry guest , No doubt COWLEY . 41.
... original new moon , her tender forehead and her horns , is superadded by his paraphrast , who has many other plays of words and fancy unsuit . able to the original , as- The table , free for ev'ry guest , No doubt COWLEY . 41.
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... Fancy and Judgment , Wit and Eloquence , Memory and Invention . How he distinguished Wit from Fancy , or how Memory could properly contribute to Motion , he has not explained ; we are however content to suppose that he could have ...
... Fancy and Judgment , Wit and Eloquence , Memory and Invention . How he distinguished Wit from Fancy , or how Memory could properly contribute to Motion , he has not explained ; we are however content to suppose that he could have ...
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