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Death, a Voyage : No family E'er rigg'd a soul for heaven's discovery, With whom
more venturers might boldly dare Venture their stakes, with him in joy to share-
donne Their thoughts and expressions were sometimes grossly absurd, and such
...
Death, a Voyage : No family E'er rigg'd a soul for heaven's discovery, With whom
more venturers might boldly dare Venture their stakes, with him in joy to share-
donne Their thoughts and expressions were sometimes grossly absurd, and such
...
Page 129
In the Prometheus of Aeschylus, we see Violence and Strength, and in the
Alcestis of Euripides, we see Death, brought upon the stage, all as active persons
of the drama; but no precedents can justify absurdity. Milton's allegory of Sin and
...
In the Prometheus of Aeschylus, we see Violence and Strength, and in the
Alcestis of Euripides, we see Death, brought upon the stage, all as active persons
of the drama; but no precedents can justify absurdity. Milton's allegory of Sin and
...
Page 214
In 1677, he became, by the death of his father, Earl of Dorset, and inherited the
estate of his family. In 1684, having buried his first wife, of the family of Bagot,
who left him no child, he married a daughter of the Earl of Northampton,
celebrated ...
In 1677, he became, by the death of his father, Earl of Dorset, and inherited the
estate of his family. In 1684, having buried his first wife, of the family of Bagot,
who left him no child, he married a daughter of the Earl of Northampton,
celebrated ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1961 |
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