Lives of the English Poets, Waller, Milton, CowleyCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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Page 11
... known that they were published till they appeared long afterwards with other poems . Waller was not one of those idolaters of praise who cultivate their minds at the expense of their fortunes . Rich as he was by inheritance , he took ...
... known that they were published till they appeared long afterwards with other poems . Waller was not one of those idolaters of praise who cultivate their minds at the expense of their fortunes . Rich as he was by inheritance , he took ...
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... known to Clarendon , among the rest of the men who were eminent in that age for genius and literature ; but known so little to his advantage , that they who read his character will not much condemn Sacharissa , that she did not descend ...
... known to Clarendon , among the rest of the men who were eminent in that age for genius and literature ; but known so little to his advantage , that they who read his character will not much condemn Sacharissa , that she did not descend ...
Page 13
... known . It has not been discovered that his wife was won by his poetry ; nor is anything told of her , but that she brought him many children . He doubtless praised some whom he would have been afraid to marry , and perhaps married one ...
... known . It has not been discovered that his wife was won by his poetry ; nor is anything told of her , but that she brought him many children . He doubtless praised some whom he would have been afraid to marry , and perhaps married one ...
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... known by the name of Waller's plot , was soon afterwards discovered . Waller had a brother- in - law , Tomkyns , who was clerk of the queen's council , and at the same time had a very numerous acquaintance , and great influence , in the ...
... known by the name of Waller's plot , was soon afterwards discovered . Waller had a brother- in - law , Tomkyns , who was clerk of the queen's council , and at the same time had a very numerous acquaintance , and great influence , in the ...
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... known which cannot safely be punished . Tomkyns was seized on the same night with Waller , and appears likewise to have partaken of his cowardice ; for he gave notice of Crispe's commission of array , of which Clarendon never knew how ...
... known which cannot safely be punished . Tomkyns was seized on the same night with Waller , and appears likewise to have partaken of his cowardice ; for he gave notice of Crispe's commission of array , of which Clarendon never knew how ...
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