Lives of the English Poets, Waller, Milton, CowleyCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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Page 12
... character will not much condemn Sacharissa , that she did not descend from her rank to his embraces , nor think every excellence comprised in wit . The lady was , indeed , inexorable ; but his uncommon qualifications , though they had ...
... character will not much condemn Sacharissa , that she did not descend from her rank to his embraces , nor think every excellence comprised in wit . The lady was , indeed , inexorable ; but his uncommon qualifications , though they had ...
Page 14
... character had not been mistaken . The king's demand of a supply produced one of those noisy speeches which disaffection and discontent regu- larly dictate ; a speech filled with hyperbolical com- plaints of imaginary grievances : " They ...
... character had not been mistaken . The king's demand of a supply produced one of those noisy speeches which disaffection and discontent regu- larly dictate ; a speech filled with hyperbolical com- plaints of imaginary grievances : " They ...
Page 26
... character included not the poet , the orator , and the hero . " For the place of his exile he chose France , and stayed some time at Roan , where his daughter Margaret was born , who was afterwards his favourite , and his amanu- ensis ...
... character included not the poet , the orator , and the hero . " For the place of his exile he chose France , and stayed some time at Roan , where his daughter Margaret was born , who was afterwards his favourite , and his amanu- ensis ...
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... character of Waller , both moral and intellectual , has been drawn by Clarendon , to whom he was familiarly known , with nicety , which certainly none to whom he was not known can presume to emulate . It is therefore inserted here ...
... character of Waller , both moral and intellectual , has been drawn by Clarendon , to whom he was familiarly known , with nicety , which certainly none to whom he was not known can presume to emulate . It is therefore inserted here ...
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... characters by which Waller intended to distinguish . his writing are sprightliness and dignity ; in his smallest pieces , he endeavours to be gay ; in the larger to be great . Of his airy and light productions , the chief source is ...
... characters by which Waller intended to distinguish . his writing are sprightliness and dignity ; in his smallest pieces , he endeavours to be gay ; in the larger to be great . Of his airy and light productions , the chief source is ...
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