Lives of the English Poets, Waller, Milton, CowleyCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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... appears first in his works , on " The Prince's Escape at St. Andero : a piece which justifies the observation made by one of his editors , that he attained , by a felicity like instinct , a style which perhaps will never be obsolete ...
... appears first in his works , on " The Prince's Escape at St. Andero : a piece which justifies the observation made by one of his editors , that he attained , by a felicity like instinct , a style which perhaps will never be obsolete ...
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... appear ; the result of their inquiry , as Pym declared , was , that within the walls , for one that was for the Royalists , there were three against them ; but that without the walls , for one that was against them , there were five for ...
... appear ; the result of their inquiry , as Pym declared , was , that within the walls , for one that was for the Royalists , there were three against them ; but that without the walls , for one that was against them , there were five for ...
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... appear . This was , however , an act preparatory to martial hostility . Crispe would undoubtedly have put an end to the session of Parliament , had his strength been equal to his zeal ; and out of the design of Crispe , which involved ...
... appear . This was , however , an act preparatory to martial hostility . Crispe would undoubtedly have put an end to the session of Parliament , had his strength been equal to his zeal ; and out of the design of Crispe , which involved ...
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... appears that the Parliament and the city were soon to be delivered into the hands of the cavaliers . 66 They perhaps yet knew little themselves , beyond some general and indistinct notices . " But Waller , " says Clarendon , I was so ...
... appears that the Parliament and the city were soon to be delivered into the hands of the cavaliers . 66 They perhaps yet knew little themselves , beyond some general and indistinct notices . " But Waller , " says Clarendon , I was so ...
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... appear , ere long , I fear , to your ruin . Surely , if I had the happiness to wait on you , I could move you to compassionate both yourself and me , who , desperate as my case is , am desirous to die with the honour of being known to ...
... appear , ere long , I fear , to your ruin . Surely , if I had the happiness to wait on you , I could move you to compassionate both yourself and me , who , desperate as my case is , am desirous to die with the honour of being known to ...
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