The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series Edited with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 8Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 - English poetry |
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... cause ; and , in her old age , meeting somewhere with Waller , asked him , when he would again write such verses upon her : " When you are as young , madam , ” said he , " and as handsome as you were then . " Preface to his Fables . Dr ...
... cause ; and , in her old age , meeting somewhere with Waller , asked him , when he would again write such verses upon her : " When you are as young , madam , ” said he , " and as handsome as you were then . " Preface to his Fables . Dr ...
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... cause , yet reduce it into narrower bounds ) it may , perhaps , be more agreeable . Howsoever , if they be still in passion , it becomes us soberly to consider the right use and antiquity thereof ; and not to comply further with a ...
... cause , yet reduce it into narrower bounds ) it may , perhaps , be more agreeable . Howsoever , if they be still in passion , it becomes us soberly to consider the right use and antiquity thereof ; and not to comply further with a ...
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... cause , they found a son of Ben Jonson under an arrest . This was Morley , whom Waller set free at the expense of one hundred pounds , took him into the country as director of his studies , and then procured him admission into the ...
... cause , they found a son of Ben Jonson under an arrest . This was Morley , whom Waller set free at the expense of one hundred pounds , took him into the country as director of his studies , and then procured him admission into the ...
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... cause of its deficience has been already remarked . 1 The remaining pieces it is not necessary to examine singly . They must be supposed to have faults and beauties of the same kind with the rest . The Sacred Poems , however , deserve ...
... cause of its deficience has been already remarked . 1 The remaining pieces it is not necessary to examine singly . They must be supposed to have faults and beauties of the same kind with the rest . The Sacred Poems , however , deserve ...
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... cause of causeless fear , Although that seeming cause take end , And they behold no danger near , A shaking through their limbs they find , Like leaves saluted by the wind : So , though the beauty do appear No beauty , which amaz'd me ...
... cause of causeless fear , Although that seeming cause take end , And they behold no danger near , A shaking through their limbs they find , Like leaves saluted by the wind : So , though the beauty do appear No beauty , which amaz'd me ...
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appear arms bear bear-baiting beast beauty blood blows bold brave Cerdon charms church command dame death delight Devil e'er EARL OF ROSCOMMON ears EDMUND WALLER eyes fair false fame fate fear fierce fight flame foes fools give glory grace hand happy haste heart Heaven honour king knight lady less light live lord lord Conway lord Roscommon lover Lucretius Magnano mankind mighty mind Moon mortal Muse Nature ne'er never NIHIL numbers nymph o'er once pains passion peace poem poets poison'd praise prince Quoth Hudibras rage Ralpho resolv'd rhymes Rome sacred saints SAMUEL BUTLER scorn sense Sidrophel song soul squire swear sword tell thee things THOMAS OTWAY thou thought trepan true truth turn'd twas twill us'd verse vex'd virtue Waller wise words wound wretched youth