The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... , where he resumed his former station , and staid till the Res toration . " He continued , " says his biographer , " under these bonds till the general deliverance ; " it is therefore to be supposed , that he did not go 10 COWLEY .
... , where he resumed his former station , and staid till the Res toration . " He continued , " says his biographer , " under these bonds till the general deliverance ; " it is therefore to be supposed , that he did not go 10 COWLEY .
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Samuel Johnson. therefore to be supposed , that he did not go to France , and act again for the King , without the consent of his bondsman ; that he did not shew his loyalty at the hazard of his friend , but by his friend's permission ...
Samuel Johnson. therefore to be supposed , that he did not go to France , and act again for the King , without the consent of his bondsman ; that he did not shew his loyalty at the hazard of his friend , but by his friend's permission ...
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... supposed to have been seen , but what thoughts the sight might have suggested . When Virgil describes the stone Dr. Warton discovers some contrariety of opi- nion between this , and what is said of description in p . 43.-C. VOL . I. D ...
... supposed to have been seen , but what thoughts the sight might have suggested . When Virgil describes the stone Dr. Warton discovers some contrariety of opi- nion between this , and what is said of description in p . 43.-C. VOL . I. D ...
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... supposed his maturer judgment disap- proved , since in his latter works he has totally for- born them . His rhymes are such as seem found without dif- ficulty , by following the sense ; and are for the most part as exact at least as ...
... supposed his maturer judgment disap- proved , since in his latter works he has totally for- born them . His rhymes are such as seem found without dif- ficulty , by following the sense ; and are for the most part as exact at least as ...
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... supposed , that he who read so much . should have done nothing else ; but Milton found time to write the mask of " Comus , " which was presented at Ludlow , then the residence of the Lord President of Wales , in 1634 ; and had the ho ...
... supposed , that he who read so much . should have done nothing else ; but Milton found time to write the mask of " Comus , " which was presented at Ludlow , then the residence of the Lord President of Wales , in 1634 ; and had the ho ...
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