The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... gives reason to suspect that his father was a sectary . Whoever he was , he died be- fore the birth of his son , and consequently left him to the care of his mother ; whom Wood represents as struggling earnestly to procure him a ...
... gives reason to suspect that his father was a sectary . Whoever he was , he died be- fore the birth of his son , and consequently left him to the care of his mother ; whom Wood represents as struggling earnestly to procure him a ...
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... gives the enemy nothing which he had not before ; the neutrality of a captive may be always secured by his imprisonment or death . He that is at the disposal of another may not pro- mise to aid him in any injurious act , because no ...
... gives the enemy nothing which he had not before ; the neutrality of a captive may be always secured by his imprisonment or death . He that is at the disposal of another may not pro- mise to aid him in any injurious act , because no ...
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... London . Dr. J.-Mr. Clark was in 1798 elect- ed to the important office of Chamberlain of Lon- don ; and has every year since been unanimously re - elected . - N . of Cowley , it is not improper to give some 16 COWLEY ..
... London . Dr. J.-Mr. Clark was in 1798 elect- ed to the important office of Chamberlain of Lon- don ; and has every year since been unanimously re - elected . - N . of Cowley , it is not improper to give some 16 COWLEY ..
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Samuel Johnson. of Cowley , it is not improper to give some ac- count . The metaphysical poets were men of learning , and to shew their learning was their whole endea . vour : but , unluckily resolving to shew it in rhyme , instead of ...
Samuel Johnson. of Cowley , it is not improper to give some ac- count . The metaphysical poets were men of learning , and to shew their learning was their whole endea . vour : but , unluckily resolving to shew it in rhyme , instead of ...
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... give lustre to works which have more propriety , though less copiousness of sentiment . This kind of writing , which was , I believe , bor- rowed from Marino and his followers , had been recommended by the example of Donne , a man of ...
... give lustre to works which have more propriety , though less copiousness of sentiment . This kind of writing , which was , I believe , bor- rowed from Marino and his followers , had been recommended by the example of Donne , a man of ...
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