Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1938 - English poetry |
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... Essay on Man appeared by his desire of its propagation . Dobson , who had gained reputation by his version of Prior's Solomon , was employed by him to translate it into Latin verse , and was for that purpose some time at Twickenham ...
... Essay on Man appeared by his desire of its propagation . Dobson , who had gained reputation by his version of Prior's Solomon , was employed by him to translate it into Latin verse , and was for that purpose some time at Twickenham ...
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... Essay did not occur to him when he talked of that great turn in the stanza just quoted . " But then the writer must take care that the difficulty is overcome . That is , he must make rhyme consistent with as perfect sense and expression ...
... Essay did not occur to him when he talked of that great turn in the stanza just quoted . " But then the writer must take care that the difficulty is overcome . That is , he must make rhyme consistent with as perfect sense and expression ...
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... Essays ( 6 ) , ENGLISH CRITICAL ESSAYS . 3 volumes : I , Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries ; II , Nineteenth Century ; III , Twentieth Century ( 240 , 206 , 405 ) . ENGLISH ESSAYS , chosen and arranged by W. Peacock ( 32 ) . ( A BOOK OF ) ...
... Essays ( 6 ) , ENGLISH CRITICAL ESSAYS . 3 volumes : I , Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries ; II , Nineteenth Century ; III , Twentieth Century ( 240 , 206 , 405 ) . ENGLISH ESSAYS , chosen and arranged by W. Peacock ( 32 ) . ( A BOOK OF ) ...
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