The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... praise of Sam Tuke , Or printed his pitiful Melancholy . ' His vehement desire of retirement now came again upon him . " Not finding , " says the morose Wood , " that preferment conferred upon him which he expected , while others for ...
... praise of Sam Tuke , Or printed his pitiful Melancholy . ' His vehement desire of retirement now came again upon him . " Not finding , " says the morose Wood , " that preferment conferred upon him which he expected , while others for ...
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... praise may safely be credited , as it has never been contradicted by envy or by faction . Such are the remarks and memorials which I have been able to add to the narrative of Dr. Sprat ; who , writing when the feuds of the civil war ...
... praise may safely be credited , as it has never been contradicted by envy or by faction . Such are the remarks and memorials which I have been able to add to the narrative of Dr. Sprat ; who , writing when the feuds of the civil war ...
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... praise which are often gained by those who think 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 ...
... praise which are often gained by those who think 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 ...
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... , whom every man of his time was proud to praise , there are , as there must be in all Cowley's compositions , some striking thoughts , but they are not well wrought . His elegy on Sir Henry Wotton is vigorous and happy : the COWLEY . 35.
... , whom every man of his time was proud to praise , there are , as there must be in all Cowley's compositions , some striking thoughts , but they are not well wrought . His elegy on Sir Henry Wotton is vigorous and happy : the COWLEY . 35.
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... praise or censure . They have all the same beauties and faults , and nearly in the same proportion . They are ... praises are too far sought , and too hyperbolical , either to express love or to excite it ; every stanza is crowded ...
... praise or censure . They have all the same beauties and faults , and nearly in the same proportion . They are ... praises are too far sought , and too hyperbolical , either to express love or to excite it ; every stanza is crowded ...
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