Lives of the English Poets, Waller, Milton, CowleyCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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Page 14
... , " says Hooker , " maintenance of life , and then appointed him a law to observe . - True it is , that the kingdom of God must be the first thing in our purpose and desires ; but inasmuch as a righteous 14 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... , " says Hooker , " maintenance of life , and then appointed him a law to observe . - True it is , that the kingdom of God must be the first thing in our purpose and desires ; but inasmuch as a righteous 14 LIVES OF THE POETS .
Page 17
... true , that grave and pious men do study for learning - sake , and em- brace virtue for itself ; yet it is true , that youth , which is the season when learning is gotten , is not without ambition ; nor will ever take pains to excel in ...
... true , that grave and pious men do study for learning - sake , and em- brace virtue for itself ; yet it is true , that youth , which is the season when learning is gotten , is not without ambition ; nor will ever take pains to excel in ...
Page 57
... true , that Milton was the first Englishman who , after the revival of letters , wrote Latin verses with classic elegance . If any exceptions can be made , they are very few : Haddon and Ascham , the pride of Elizabeth's reign , however ...
... true , that Milton was the first Englishman who , after the revival of letters , wrote Latin verses with classic elegance . If any exceptions can be made , they are very few : Haddon and Ascham , the pride of Elizabeth's reign , however ...
Page 64
... true , only to excuse an act which no wise man will consider as in itself dis- graceful . His father was alive ; his allowance was not ample ; and he supplied its deficiencies by an honest and useful employment.J It is told , that in ...
... true , only to excuse an act which no wise man will consider as in itself dis- graceful . His father was alive ; his allowance was not ample ; and he supplied its deficiencies by an honest and useful employment.J It is told , that in ...
Page 73
... true all - seeing deity - as , immediately before his death , to pop into the hands of the grave bishop that attended him , as a special relic of his saintly exercises , a prayer stolen word for word from the mouth of a heathen woman ...
... true all - seeing deity - as , immediately before his death , to pop into the hands of the grave bishop that attended him , as a special relic of his saintly exercises , a prayer stolen word for word from the mouth of a heathen woman ...
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