Lives of the English Poets1964 |
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... allowed to be the portress of hell ; but when they stop the journey of Satan , a journey described as real , and when Death offers him battle , the allegory is broken . That Sin and Death should have shown the way to hell , might have ...
... allowed to be the portress of hell ; but when they stop the journey of Satan , a journey described as real , and when Death offers him battle , the allegory is broken . That Sin and Death should have shown the way to hell , might have ...
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... allowed . But Savage easily reconciled himself to mankind without imputing any defect to his work , by observing that his poem was unluckily published two days after the prorogation of the Parliament , and by consequence at a time when ...
... allowed . But Savage easily reconciled himself to mankind without imputing any defect to his work , by observing that his poem was unluckily published two days after the prorogation of the Parliament , and by consequence at a time when ...
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... allowed to Dryden , whose education was more scholastic , and who before he became an author had been allowed more time for study , with better means of information . His mind has a larger range , and he collects his images and ...
... allowed to Dryden , whose education was more scholastic , and who before he became an author had been allowed more time for study , with better means of information . His mind has a larger range , and he collects his images and ...
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The Satirical Letters of St Jerome | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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