Lives of the English Poets, Waller, Milton, CowleyCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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... produce . He was , how- ever , considered as the kinsman of Hampden , and was therefore supposed by the courtiers not ... produced one of those noisy speeches which disaffection and discontent regu- larly dictate ; a speech filled with ...
... produce . He was , how- ever , considered as the kinsman of Hampden , and was therefore supposed by the courtiers not ... produced one of those noisy speeches which disaffection and discontent regu- larly dictate ; a speech filled with ...
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... produced these complaints ; and the apprehensions men have of suffering the like , in time to come , make so many desire the taking away of Episcopacy : but I conceive it is possible that we may not , now , take a right measure of the ...
... produced these complaints ; and the apprehensions men have of suffering the like , in time to come , make so many desire the taking away of Episcopacy : but I conceive it is possible that we may not , now , take a right measure of the ...
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... by four Ladies ; " On a tree cut in paper ; or , " To a Lady , from whom he received the copy of verses on the paper - tree , which , for many years , had been missing . " 99 Genius now and then produces a lucky trifle . We WALLER . 39.
... by four Ladies ; " On a tree cut in paper ; or , " To a Lady , from whom he received the copy of verses on the paper - tree , which , for many years , had been missing . " 99 Genius now and then produces a lucky trifle . We WALLER . 39.
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Samuel Johnson. Genius now and then produces a lucky trifle . We still read the Dove of Anacreon , and Sparrow of Catullus : and a writer naturally pleases himself with a per- formance , which owes nothing to the subject . But com ...
Samuel Johnson. Genius now and then produces a lucky trifle . We still read the Dove of Anacreon , and Sparrow of Catullus : and a writer naturally pleases himself with a per- formance , which owes nothing to the subject . But com ...
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... produce . The succeeding parts are variegated with better passages and worse . There is something too far- fetched ... produces WALLER . 45 15.
... produce . The succeeding parts are variegated with better passages and worse . There is something too far- fetched ... produces WALLER . 45 15.
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