The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... less carefully sup- pressed , the omission of his name in the register of St. Dunstan's parish 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 ...
... less carefully sup- pressed , the omission of his name in the register of St. Dunstan's parish 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 ...
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... 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 very extensive and various knowledge ; and by Jonson ...
... 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 very extensive and various knowledge ; and by Jonson ...
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... less , but are more diligent to adorn their thoughts . That a Mistress beloved is fairer in idea than in reality , is by Cowley thus expressed : Thou in my fancy dost much higher stand , Than woman can be plac'd by Nature's hand : And I ...
... less , but are more diligent to adorn their thoughts . That a Mistress beloved is fairer in idea than in reality , is by Cowley thus expressed : Thou in my fancy dost much higher stand , Than woman can be plac'd by Nature's hand : And I ...
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... less skill seem thrown together by chance , are concatenated without any abruption . Though the English Ode cannot be called a translation , it may be very properly consulted as a commentary . The spirit of Pindar is indeed not every ...
... less skill seem thrown together by chance , are concatenated without any abruption . Though the English Ode cannot be called a translation , it may be very properly consulted as a commentary . The spirit of Pindar is indeed not every ...
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... less talk of an allegorical being . It is not only when the events are confessedly miraculous , that fancy and fiction lose their effect : the whole system of life , while the theocracy was yet visible , has an appearance so different ...
... less talk of an allegorical being . It is not only when the events are confessedly miraculous , that fancy and fiction lose their effect : the whole system of life , while the theocracy was yet visible , has an appearance so different ...
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