Lives of the English Poets, Waller, Milton, CowleyCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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Page 15
... sufficiently trusty and acrimonious to be employed in managing the prosecution of Judge Crawley , for his opinion in favour of ship - money ; and his speech shows that he did not disappoint their expecta- tions . He was probably the ...
... sufficiently trusty and acrimonious to be employed in managing the prosecution of Judge Crawley , for his opinion in favour of ship - money ; and his speech shows that he did not disappoint their expecta- tions . He was probably the ...
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... sufficiently versed in ancient history ; and , when any of his enthusiastic friends came to advise or consult him , could sometimes overhear him discoursing in the cant of the times : but , when he returned , he would say , " Cousin ...
... sufficiently versed in ancient history ; and , when any of his enthusiastic friends came to advise or consult him , could sometimes overhear him discoursing in the cant of the times : but , when he returned , he would say , " Cousin ...
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... sufficiently known , and it may not be improper to inquire why they have miscarried . Let no pious ear be offended if I advance , in opposition to many authorities , that poetical devotion cannot often please . The doctrines of religion ...
... sufficiently known , and it may not be improper to inquire why they have miscarried . Let no pious ear be offended if I advance , in opposition to many authorities , that poetical devotion cannot often please . The doctrines of religion ...
Page 59
... sufficiently peevish in a man , who , when he mentions his exile from the college , relates , with great luxuriance , the compensation which the pleasures of the theatre afford him . Plays were therefore only criminal when they were ...
... sufficiently peevish in a man , who , when he mentions his exile from the college , relates , with great luxuriance , the compensation which the pleasures of the theatre afford him . Plays were therefore only criminal when they were ...
Page 63
... sufficiently safe ; and Milton stayed two months more at Rome , and went on to Florence without molestation . From Florence he visited Lucca . He afterwards went to Venice ; and , having sent away a collection of music > and other books ...
... sufficiently safe ; and Milton stayed two months more at Rome , and went on to Florence without molestation . From Florence he visited Lucca . He afterwards went to Venice ; and , having sent away a collection of music > and other books ...
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