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... volume of poems ( 1767 ) , and as a king's chaplain whom Cam- bridge had made a doctor of laws ; but he was most commonly thought of as the " macaroni parson , " whose affecting sermons drew large audiences . He dressed elaborately ...
... volume of poems ( 1767 ) , and as a king's chaplain whom Cam- bridge had made a doctor of laws ; but he was most commonly thought of as the " macaroni parson , " whose affecting sermons drew large audiences . He dressed elaborately ...
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... volume of the poet , he might notice that the first line on the first page and the last line but five on the last page contain phrases from Milton . If he were to glance up this last page he might ob- serve three other borrowings from ...
... volume of the poet , he might notice that the first line on the first page and the last line but five on the last page contain phrases from Milton . If he were to glance up this last page he might ob- serve three other borrowings from ...
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... volume a " Table of Instructions for the Rev. Thomas Warton , " the successful candidate , suggests that , as invocations " have of late years been considered by the Muses as mere cards of compliment , and of course have been but rarely ...
... volume a " Table of Instructions for the Rev. Thomas Warton , " the successful candidate , suggests that , as invocations " have of late years been considered by the Muses as mere cards of compliment , and of course have been but rarely ...
Contents
MILTONS FAME IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 3 |
BLANK VERSE AND RIME | 44 |
PROSODY AND DICTION | 54 |
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