Lives of the English Poets, Waller, Milton, CowleyCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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... manner , had been able to act with spirit and uniformity . When the Commons began to set the royal authority at open defiance , Waller is said to have withdrawn from the House , and to have returned with the king's permission ; and ...
... manner , had been able to act with spirit and uniformity . When the Commons began to set the royal authority at open defiance , Waller is said to have withdrawn from the House , and to have returned with the king's permission ; and ...
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... manner . On the 31st of May ( 1643 ) , at a solemn fast , when they were listening to the sermon , a messenger entered the church , and communicated his errand to Pym , who whispered it to others that were placed near him , and then ...
... manner . On the 31st of May ( 1643 ) , at a solemn fast , when they were listening to the sermon , a messenger entered the church , and communicated his errand to Pym , who whispered it to others that were placed near him , and then ...
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... manners . John the poet , was born in his father's house , at the Spread Eagle , in Bread Street , Dec. 9 , 1608 , between six and seven in the morning . His father appears to have been very solicitous about his education ; for he was ...
... manners . John the poet , was born in his father's house , at the Spread Eagle , in Bread Street , Dec. 9 , 1608 , between six and seven in the morning . His father appears to have been very solicitous about his education ; for he was ...
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... manners . From Rome he passed on to Naples , in company of a hermit , a companion from whom little could be expected ; yet to him Milton owed his introduction to Manso , Marquis of Villa , who had been before the patron of Tasso . Manso ...
... manners . From Rome he passed on to Naples , in company of a hermit , a companion from whom little could be expected ; yet to him Milton owed his introduction to Manso , Marquis of Villa , who had been before the patron of Tasso . Manso ...
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... manners . His next work was , " The Reason of Church Government urged against Prelacy , " by Mr. John Milton , 1642. In ... manner is , signified many times how much better it would content them that I should stay . - As for the common ...
... manners . His next work was , " The Reason of Church Government urged against Prelacy , " by Mr. John Milton , 1642. In ... manner is , signified many times how much better it would content them that I should stay . - As for the common ...
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