Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageOctagon Books, 1967 - English poetry |
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Page 204
... poem neither ancient nor modern 2. His mention of Mars and Bellona 3 , and his com- parison of Marlborough to the Eagle that bears the thunder of Jupiter , are all puerile and unaffecting ; and yet more despicable is the long tale told ...
... poem neither ancient nor modern 2. His mention of Mars and Bellona 3 , and his com- parison of Marlborough to the Eagle that bears the thunder of Jupiter , are all puerile and unaffecting ; and yet more despicable is the long tale told ...
Page 242
... poem on the Kit - cat Club * , and Advice to the Poets how to celebrate the Duke of Marlborough " ; but on occasion of another year of success , thinking himself qualified to give more instruction , he again wrote a poem of Advice to a ...
... poem on the Kit - cat Club * , and Advice to the Poets how to celebrate the Duke of Marlborough " ; but on occasion of another year of success , thinking himself qualified to give more instruction , he again wrote a poem of Advice to a ...
Page 376
... poem entitled : -Nature in Perfec- tion ; or the Mother unveiled , Being a Congratulatory Poem to Mrs. Bret upon his Majesty's most gracious Par- don granted to Mr. Richard Savage , Son of the late Earl Rivers , & c . In this poem ...
... poem entitled : -Nature in Perfec- tion ; or the Mother unveiled , Being a Congratulatory Poem to Mrs. Bret upon his Majesty's most gracious Par- don granted to Mr. Richard Savage , Son of the late Earl Rivers , & c . In this poem ...
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