Lives of the English Poets: Swift-LytteltonClarendon Press, 1905 - English poetry |
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... verse or prose ; of his verses he willingly gave copies , and is supposed to have felt no discontent when he saw them printed 3. His favourite maxim was ' vive la baga- According to Sheridan ' he lent £ 500 in sums of five or ten pounds ...
... verse or prose ; of his verses he willingly gave copies , and is supposed to have felt no discontent when he saw them printed 3. His favourite maxim was ' vive la baga- According to Sheridan ' he lent £ 500 in sums of five or ten pounds ...
Page 45
... verse or prose ; of his verses he willingly gave copies , and is supposed to have felt no discontent when he saw them printed 3. His favourite maxim was ' vive la baga- I According to Sheridan ' he lent £ 500 in sums of five or ten ...
... verse or prose ; of his verses he willingly gave copies , and is supposed to have felt no discontent when he saw them printed 3. His favourite maxim was ' vive la baga- I According to Sheridan ' he lent £ 500 in sums of five or ten ...
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... verses in your presence until you snatch them out of my hands . ' Works , xv . 426. He wrote to Stella : - ' Mr . Harley made me read a paper of verses of Prior's . I read them plain , without any fine manner , and Prior swore I should ...
... verses in your presence until you snatch them out of my hands . ' Works , xv . 426. He wrote to Stella : - ' Mr . Harley made me read a paper of verses of Prior's . I read them plain , without any fine manner , and Prior swore I should ...
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... verses exemplify his own definition of a good style , they consist of ' proper words in proper places 5. ' • He boasted with some exaggera- tion : - ' Fair Liberty was all his cry ; For her he stood prepared to die ; For her he boldly ...
... verses exemplify his own definition of a good style , they consist of ' proper words in proper places 5. ' • He boasted with some exaggera- tion : - ' Fair Liberty was all his cry ; For her he stood prepared to die ; For her he boldly ...
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... verse . It was pub- lished in 1712 in 5 vols . 12mo . Johnson may well call it prose , for the translation is printed as prose , no regard being paid to lines . Ozell , moreover , in his preface to the first volume , after stating that ...
... verse . It was pub- lished in 1712 in 5 vols . 12mo . Johnson may well call it prose , for the translation is printed as prose , no regard being paid to lines . Ozell , moreover , in his preface to the first volume , after stating that ...
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