Lives of the English Poets: With an Introd. by Arthur Waugh, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1961 - English poetry |
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... least approved it , and adhered invari- ably to his principles and party through his whole life . His ardour of poetry still continued ; and not long after ( 1700 ) he published a Paraphrase on the Book of Job , and other parts of the ...
... least approved it , and adhered invari- ably to his principles and party through his whole life . His ardour of poetry still continued ; and not long after ( 1700 ) he published a Paraphrase on the Book of Job , and other parts of the ...
Page 167
... least , he had not deserved , was such , that he broke off all correspondence with most of his contribu- tors , and appeared to consider them as persecutors and oppressors ; and in the latter part of his life declared , that their ...
... least , he had not deserved , was such , that he broke off all correspondence with most of his contribu- tors , and appeared to consider them as persecutors and oppressors ; and in the latter part of his life declared , that their ...
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... least of the new Lords , he published in 1712 An Epistle to the Right Honourable George Lord Lansdowne . In this composition the poet pours out his panegyrick with the extravagance of a young man , who thinks his present stock of wealth ...
... least of the new Lords , he published in 1712 An Epistle to the Right Honourable George Lord Lansdowne . In this composition the poet pours out his panegyrick with the extravagance of a young man , who thinks his present stock of wealth ...
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