Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1933 - English poetry |
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... death . He that is at the disposal of another may not promise to aid him in any injurious act , because no power can compel active obedience . He may engage to do nothing , but not to do ill . There is reason to think that Cowley ...
... death . He that is at the disposal of another may not promise to aid him in any injurious act , because no power can compel active obedience . He may engage to do nothing , but not to do ill . There is reason to think that Cowley ...
Page 133
... Death , brought upon the stage , all as active per- sons of the drama ; but no precedents can justify absurdity . Milton's allegory of Sin and Death is undoubtedly faulty . Sin is indeed the mother of Death , and may be allowed to be ...
... Death , brought upon the stage , all as active per- sons of the drama ; but no precedents can justify absurdity . Milton's allegory of Sin and Death is undoubtedly faulty . Sin is indeed the mother of Death , and may be allowed to be ...
Page 435
... death of Socrates ; a story of which , as Tickell remarks , the basis is narrow , and to which I know not how love could have been appended . There would , however , have been no want either of virtue in the sentiments , or elegance in ...
... death of Socrates ; a story of which , as Tickell remarks , the basis is narrow , and to which I know not how love could have been appended . There would , however , have been no want either of virtue in the sentiments , or elegance in ...
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