“The” Lives of the English Poets: In Two Volumes, Volume 2Tauchnitz, 1858 - 429 pages |
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... written , which , though nothing is said of their success , seem to have recommended him to some notice ; for his praise of the Countess's music , and his lines on the famous picture of Seneca , afford reason for imagining that he was ...
... written , which , though nothing is said of their success , seem to have recommended him to some notice ; for his praise of the Countess's music , and his lines on the famous picture of Seneca , afford reason for imagining that he was ...
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... written , as it happened , by any wit of the party , and sometimes , as is said , by Mrs. Manley . Some are owned by Swift ; and one , in ridicule of Garth's verses to Godolphin upon the loss of his place , was written by Prior , and ...
... written , as it happened , by any wit of the party , and sometimes , as is said , by Mrs. Manley . Some are owned by Swift ; and one , in ridicule of Garth's verses to Godolphin upon the loss of his place , was written by Prior , and ...
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... written in favour of the Elector of Bavaria . " I shall expect , " says he , " with impatience , the return of Mr ... writing answers different from those which they received . Prior , however , seems to have been overpowered by their ...
... written in favour of the Elector of Bavaria . " I shall expect , " says he , " with impatience , the return of Mr ... writing answers different from those which they received . Prior , however , seems to have been overpowered by their ...
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... written with great variety ; and his variety has made him popular . He has tried all styles , from the grotesque to the solemn , and has not so failed in any as to incur derision or disgrace . and His works may be distinctly considered ...
... written with great variety ; and his variety has made him popular . He has tried all styles , from the grotesque to the solemn , and has not so failed in any as to incur derision or disgrace . and His works may be distinctly considered ...
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... written so much and translated so little : the version of Callimachus is sufficiently licentious ; the paraphrase on St. Paul's Exhortation to Charity is eminently beautiful . " Alma " is written in professed imitation of " Hudibras ...
... written so much and translated so little : the version of Callimachus is sufficiently licentious ; the paraphrase on St. Paul's Exhortation to Charity is eminently beautiful . " Alma " is written in professed imitation of " Hudibras ...
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