The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2B. Tauchnitz, 1858 - 414 pages |
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... easily supposed that they were soon released . The negotiation was begun at Prior's house , where the Queen's ministers met Mesnager ( September 20 , 1711 ) , and entered privately upon the great business . The importance of Prior ...
... easily supposed that they were soon released . The negotiation was begun at Prior's house , where the Queen's ministers met Mesnager ( September 20 , 1711 ) , and entered privately upon the great business . The importance of Prior ...
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... knowledge of art or nature , a poem of any length , cold and lifeless like this , may be easily written on any subject . In his Epilogues to Phædra and to Lucius he is very happily facetious ; but in the prologue before the Queen 14 PRIOR .
... knowledge of art or nature , a poem of any length , cold and lifeless like this , may be easily written on any subject . In his Epilogues to Phædra and to Lucius he is very happily facetious ; but in the prologue before the Queen 14 PRIOR .
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... easily furnished . " I am not free of the poet's company , having never kissed the governor's hands : mine is therefore not so much as a permission - poem , but a downright interloper . Those gentlemen who carry on their poetical trade ...
... easily furnished . " I am not free of the poet's company , having never kissed the governor's hands : mine is therefore not so much as a permission - poem , but a downright interloper . Those gentlemen who carry on their poetical trade ...
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... easily make a false estimate of his own importance : those whom their virtue restrains from deceiving others are often disposed by their vanity to deceive themselves . Whether he promoted the succession or not , he at least approved it ...
... easily make a false estimate of his own importance : those whom their virtue restrains from deceiving others are often disposed by their vanity to deceive themselves . Whether he promoted the succession or not , he at least approved it ...
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... easily confederated against him , as Dryden , whose favour they almost all courted , was his professed ad- versary . He had besides given them reason for resentment ; as , in his preface to " Prince Arthur , " he had said of the ...
... easily confederated against him , as Dryden , whose favour they almost all courted , was his professed ad- versary . He had besides given them reason for resentment ; as , in his preface to " Prince Arthur , " he had said of the ...
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