Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1938 - English poetry |
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Page 93
... Give them the treasures of the farthest East , And , what is still more precious , give thy tear . Surely no blame can fall upon a nymph who re- jected a swain of so little meaning ? His verses are not rugged , but they have no sweet ...
... Give them the treasures of the farthest East , And , what is still more precious , give thy tear . Surely no blame can fall upon a nymph who re- jected a swain of so little meaning ? His verses are not rugged , but they have no sweet ...
Page 204
... give him . That Ministry was in a great degree supported by the Clergy , who were not yet reconciled to the author of the Tale of a Tub , and would not without much discontent and indignation have borne to see him installed in an ...
... give him . That Ministry was in a great degree supported by the Clergy , who were not yet reconciled to the author of the Tale of a Tub , and would not without much discontent and indignation have borne to see him installed in an ...
Page 354
... give ! This epitaph contains of the brother only a general indiscriminate character , and of the sister tells no- thing but that she died . The difficulty in writing epitaphs is to give a particular and appropriate praise . This ...
... give ! This epitaph contains of the brother only a general indiscriminate character , and of the sister tells no- thing but that she died . The difficulty in writing epitaphs is to give a particular and appropriate praise . This ...
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