The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... original to the fame of Petrarch , who , in an age rude and uncultivated , by his tuneful ho- mage to his Laura , refined the manners of the let tered world , and filled Europe with love and poe- try . But the basis of all excellence is ...
... original to the fame of Petrarch , who , in an age rude and uncultivated , by his tuneful ho- mage to his Laura , refined the manners of the let tered world , and filled Europe with love and poe- try . But the basis of all excellence is ...
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... original import means exility of parti- cles , is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of distinction . Those writers who lay on the watch for novelty , could have little hope of greatness ; for great things cannot have escaped ...
... original import means exility of parti- cles , is taken in its metaphorical meaning for nicety of distinction . Those writers who lay on the watch for novelty , could have little hope of greatness ; for great things cannot have escaped ...
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... original sin , Such charms thy beauty wears , as might Desires in dying confest saints excite . Thou with strange adultery Dost in each breast a brothel keep ; Awake all men do lust for thee , And some enjoy thee when they sleep . The ...
... original sin , Such charms thy beauty wears , as might Desires in dying confest saints excite . Thou with strange adultery Dost in each breast a brothel keep ; Awake all men do lust for thee , And some enjoy thee when they sleep . The ...
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... original in elegance , and the conclusion below it in strength . The connexion is supplied with great perspicuity ... original new moon , her tender forehead and her horns , is superadded by his paraphrast , who has many other plays of ...
... original in elegance , and the conclusion below it in strength . The connexion is supplied with great perspicuity ... original new moon , her tender forehead and her horns , is superadded by his paraphrast , who has many other plays of ...
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... original thán the secondary sense , more upon that from which the illustration is drawn than that to which it is applied . Of this we have a very eminent example in the ode , entitled The Muse , who goes to take the air in an ...
... original thán the secondary sense , more upon that from which the illustration is drawn than that to which it is applied . Of this we have a very eminent example in the ode , entitled The Muse , who goes to take the air in an ...
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