Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1938 - English poetry |
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... passed his twenty - fifth year ; before other men , even such as are some time to shine in eminence , have passed their probation of literature , or presume to hope for any other notice than such as is bestowed on diligence and inquiry ...
... passed his twenty - fifth year ; before other men , even such as are some time to shine in eminence , have passed their probation of literature , or presume to hope for any other notice than such as is bestowed on diligence and inquiry ...
Page 158
... passed the night sometimes in mean houses , which are set open at night to any casual wanderers , some- times in cellars , among the riot and filth of the meanest and most profligate of the rabble ; and sometimes , when he had not money ...
... passed the night sometimes in mean houses , which are set open at night to any casual wanderers , some- times in cellars , among the riot and filth of the meanest and most profligate of the rabble ; and sometimes , when he had not money ...
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... passed the rest of his life , reverenced for his virtue , and beloved for the softness of his temper and the easiness of his manners . Before strangers he had something of the scholar's timidity or distrust ; but when he became familiar ...
... passed the rest of his life , reverenced for his virtue , and beloved for the softness of his temper and the easiness of his manners . Before strangers he had something of the scholar's timidity or distrust ; but when he became familiar ...
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