Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageOctagon Books, 1967 - English poetry |
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Page 147
... effects . In Chevy Chase there is not much of either bombast or In the first edition , ' he would perhaps have been ... effect at the time on the demand for Milton's poetry . The ninth edition of Paradise Lost was published in 1711 ...
... effects . In Chevy Chase there is not much of either bombast or In the first edition , ' he would perhaps have been ... effect at the time on the demand for Milton's poetry . The ninth edition of Paradise Lost was published in 1711 ...
Page 383
... effect : " That her Majesty was highly pleased with the verses ; that she took particularly kind his lines there relating to the King 2 ; that he had permission to write annually on the same subject ; and that he should yearly receive ...
... effect : " That her Majesty was highly pleased with the verses ; that she took particularly kind his lines there relating to the King 2 ; that he had permission to write annually on the same subject ; and that he should yearly receive ...
Page 417
... effect of novelty , and might , probably , be every day less ; and therefore he took no care to improve the happy time , but was encouraged by one favour to hope for an- other , till at length generosity was exhausted and officiousness ...
... effect of novelty , and might , probably , be every day less ; and therefore he took no care to improve the happy time , but was encouraged by one favour to hope for an- other , till at length generosity was exhausted and officiousness ...
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