Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1938 - English poetry |
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... occasion were those verses written , which , though nothing is said of their success , seem to have recommended him to some notice ; for his praise of the countess's musick , and his lines on the famous picture of Seneca , afford reason ...
... occasion were those verses written , which , though nothing is said of their success , seem to have recommended him to some notice ; for his praise of the countess's musick , and his lines on the famous picture of Seneca , afford reason ...
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... occasion . Jacob says , it is corrected and revised for another impression ; but the labour of revision was thrown away . From this time he turned some of his thoughts to the celebration of living characters ; and wrote a poem on the ...
... occasion . Jacob says , it is corrected and revised for another impression ; but the labour of revision was thrown away . From this time he turned some of his thoughts to the celebration of living characters ; and wrote a poem on the ...
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... occasion . Next , I conjure you , dear Sir , by all the ties of friendship , by no means to have one uneasy thought on my account ; but to have the same pleasantry of countenance , and unruffled serenity of mind , which ( God be praised ...
... occasion . Next , I conjure you , dear Sir , by all the ties of friendship , by no means to have one uneasy thought on my account ; but to have the same pleasantry of countenance , and unruffled serenity of mind , which ( God be praised ...
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