Lives of the English Poets, Waller, Milton, CowleyCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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Page 37
... whole of his writing , and his conduct , he was habitually , and deliberately a friend to monarchy . His deviation towards democracy proceeded from his connexion with Hampden , for whose 253049 WALLER . 37 pounds, took him into the ...
... whole of his writing , and his conduct , he was habitually , and deliberately a friend to monarchy . His deviation towards democracy proceeded from his connexion with Hampden , for whose 253049 WALLER . 37 pounds, took him into the ...
Page 39
... whole volume , b nothing burlesque , and seldom anything ludicrous or familiar . He seems always to do his best ; though his subjects are often unworthy of his care . It is not easy to think without some contempt on an author , who is ...
... whole volume , b nothing burlesque , and seldom anything ludicrous or familiar . He seems always to do his best ; though his subjects are often unworthy of his care . It is not easy to think without some contempt on an author , who is ...
Page 58
... whole time which men usually spend in literature , from their entrance upon grammar , till they proceed , as it is called Masters of Art . And in his discourse " on the likeliest Way to remove Hirelings out of the Church , " he ...
... whole time which men usually spend in literature , from their entrance upon grammar , till they proceed , as it is called Masters of Art . And in his discourse " on the likeliest Way to remove Hirelings out of the Church , " he ...
Page 78
... whole national interest fell into our hands , and subsists only in your abilities . To your virtue , over- powering and resistless , every man gives way , except some who , without equal qualifications , aspire to equal honours , who ...
... whole national interest fell into our hands , and subsists only in your abilities . To your virtue , over- powering and resistless , every man gives way , except some who , without equal qualifications , aspire to equal honours , who ...
Page 92
... whole creation languished , that neither trees nor animals had the height or bulk of their predecessors , and that everything was daily sinking by gradual diminution . Milton appears to suspect that souls partake of the general ...
... whole creation languished , that neither trees nor animals had the height or bulk of their predecessors , and that everything was daily sinking by gradual diminution . Milton appears to suspect that souls partake of the general ...
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