Lives of the English Poets, Waller, Milton, CowleyCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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... Panegyric on the Queen Mother ; the two poems to the Earl of Northumberland ; and perhaps others , of which the time cannot be discovered . When he had lost all hopes of Sacharissa , he looked round him for an easier conquest , and ...
... Panegyric on the Queen Mother ; the two poems to the Earl of Northumberland ; and perhaps others , of which the time cannot be discovered . When he had lost all hopes of Sacharissa , he looked round him for an easier conquest , and ...
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... Panegyric , which has been always considered as the first of his poetical productions . His choice of encomiastic topics is very judicious ; for he considers Cromwell in his exaltation , without inquiring how he attained it ; there is ...
... Panegyric , which has been always considered as the first of his poetical productions . His choice of encomiastic topics is very judicious ; for he considers Cromwell in his exaltation , without inquiring how he attained it ; there is ...
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... Panegyric ; and , in the conclusion , the poet ventures yet a higher flight of flattery , by recommending royalty to Cromwell and the nation . Cromwell was very desirous , as appears from his conversation , related by Whitelock , of ...
... Panegyric ; and , in the conclusion , the poet ventures yet a higher flight of flattery , by recommending royalty to Cromwell and the nation . Cromwell was very desirous , as appears from his conversation , related by Whitelock , of ...
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... Panegyric ; and it is reported that , when the king told Waller of the disparity , he answered , Poets , Sir , succeed better in fiction than in truth . " 66 The Congratulation is indeed not inferior to the Pane- gyric , either by decay ...
... Panegyric ; and it is reported that , when the king told Waller of the disparity , he answered , Poets , Sir , succeed better in fiction than in truth . " 66 The Congratulation is indeed not inferior to the Pane- gyric , either by decay ...
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... panegyrical : for of praise he was very lavish , as is observed by his imitator , Lord Lansdowne : No satyr stalks within the hallow'd ground , But queens and heroines , kings and gods abound ; Glory and arms and love are all the sound ...
... panegyrical : for of praise he was very lavish , as is observed by his imitator , Lord Lansdowne : No satyr stalks within the hallow'd ground , But queens and heroines , kings and gods abound ; Glory and arms and love are all the sound ...
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