Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1938 - English poetry |
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Page 187
... present time , but which the quickness of his apprehension impressed upon him . He had the peculiar felicity , that his attention never deserted him ; he was present to every object , and regardful of the most trifling occurrences . He ...
... present time , but which the quickness of his apprehension impressed upon him . He had the peculiar felicity , that his attention never deserted him ; he was present to every object , and regardful of the most trifling occurrences . He ...
Page 258
... presents to regain costly gifts to gain His captive daughter from the Victor's chain ; Suppliant the venerable Father ... present move , And fear the God that deals his darts around , avenging Phoebus , son of Jove . The Greeks , in ...
... presents to regain costly gifts to gain His captive daughter from the Victor's chain ; Suppliant the venerable Father ... present move , And fear the God that deals his darts around , avenging Phoebus , son of Jove . The Greeks , in ...
Page 367
... present of twenty guineas . I am very ready to own that the present was larger than my performance deserved ; and shall ascribe it to his generosity , or any other cause , rather than the merit of the address . ' The poem , which ...
... present of twenty guineas . I am very ready to own that the present was larger than my performance deserved ; and shall ascribe it to his generosity , or any other cause , rather than the merit of the address . ' The poem , which ...
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