The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 13
... favour had been shewn him , he received the news of his ill - success , not with so much firmness as might have been expect- ed from so great a man . " What firmness they expected , or what weakness Cowley discovered , cannot be known ...
... favour had been shewn him , he received the news of his ill - success , not with so much firmness as might have been expect- ed from so great a man . " What firmness they expected , or what weakness Cowley discovered , cannot be known ...
Page 29
... favour is diffus'd o'er all , From which all fortunes , names , and natures fall : Then from those wombs of stars , the bride's bright eyes At every glance a constellation flies , And sows the court with stars , and doth prevent , In ...
... favour is diffus'd o'er all , From which all fortunes , names , and natures fall : Then from those wombs of stars , the bride's bright eyes At every glance a constellation flies , And sows the court with stars , and doth prevent , In ...
Page 66
... favour of his master , and esteem of the public , would now make him hap- py . But human felicity is short and uncertain ; a second marriage brought upon him so much dis- quiet , as for a time disordered his understanding ; and Butler ...
... favour of his master , and esteem of the public , would now make him hap- py . But human felicity is short and uncertain ; a second marriage brought upon him so much dis- quiet , as for a time disordered his understanding ; and Butler ...
Page 81
... favour of Lord Scudamore , he had the opportunity of visiting Grotius , then residing at the French court as ambassador from Christiana of Sweden . From Paris he hasted into Italy , of which he had with particular diligence studied the ...
... favour of Lord Scudamore , he had the opportunity of visiting Grotius , then residing at the French court as ambassador from Christiana of Sweden . From Paris he hasted into Italy , of which he had with particular diligence studied the ...
Page 82
... favour . Of these Italian testimonies , poor as they are , he was proud enough to publish them before his poems ; though he says , he cannot be suspected but to have known that they were said non tam de se , quam supra se .. At Rome ...
... favour . Of these Italian testimonies , poor as they are , he was proud enough to publish them before his poems ; though he says , he cannot be suspected but to have known that they were said non tam de se , quam supra se .. At Rome ...
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