Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1938 - English poetry |
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Page 75
... pleased to say , it is yet doubtful if the Hollanders are rash enough to make such an attempt ; but , be that as it will , beg leave to insist upon it , that I may be presented to his majesty , as one whose utmost ambition it is to ...
... pleased to say , it is yet doubtful if the Hollanders are rash enough to make such an attempt ; but , be that as it will , beg leave to insist upon it , that I may be presented to his majesty , as one whose utmost ambition it is to ...
Page 82
... pleased themselves with the praise of patronage . Of this ode mention is made in an humorous poem of that time , called The Oxford Laureat ; in which , after many claims had been made and rejected , Yalden is represented as demanding ...
... pleased themselves with the praise of patronage . Of this ode mention is made in an humorous poem of that time , called The Oxford Laureat ; in which , after many claims had been made and rejected , Yalden is represented as demanding ...
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... pleased . Let me , however , honestly report whatever may counterbalance this weight of censure . I have been told that Akenside , who upon a poetical question , has a right to be heard , said , " That he would regulate his opinion of ...
... pleased . Let me , however , honestly report whatever may counterbalance this weight of censure . I have been told that Akenside , who upon a poetical question , has a right to be heard , said , " That he would regulate his opinion of ...
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