The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... Queen , the pedant has found his way , with Minerva , Perseus , and Andromeda , His Epigrams and lighter pieces are , like those of others , sometimes elegant , sometimes trifling , and sometimes dull ; amongst the best are the " Ca ...
... Queen , the pedant has found his way , with Minerva , Perseus , and Andromeda , His Epigrams and lighter pieces are , like those of others , sometimes elegant , sometimes trifling , and sometimes dull ; amongst the best are the " Ca ...
Page 28
... Queen Mary conferred upon both those plays the honour of her presence ; and when she died , soon after , Congreve testified his gratitude by a despica- ble effusion of elegiac pastoral ; a composition in which all is unnatural , and yet ...
... Queen Mary conferred upon both those plays the honour of her presence ; and when she died , soon after , Congreve testified his gratitude by a despica- ble effusion of elegiac pastoral ; a composition in which all is unnatural , and yet ...
Page 35
... Queen Mary in lines like these : The rocks are cleft , and new - descending rills Furrow the brows of all th ' impending hills . The water - gods to floods their rivulets turn , And each , with streaming eyes , supplies his want- ing ...
... Queen Mary in lines like these : The rocks are cleft , and new - descending rills Furrow the brows of all th ' impending hills . The water - gods to floods their rivulets turn , And each , with streaming eyes , supplies his want- ing ...
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... Queen of Love , all bath'd in flowing tears ! See how she wrings her hands , and beats her breast , And tears her useless girdle from her waist ! Hear the sad murmurs of her sighing doves ! For grief they sigh , forgetful of their loves ...
... Queen of Love , all bath'd in flowing tears ! See how she wrings her hands , and beats her breast , And tears her useless girdle from her waist ! Hear the sad murmurs of her sighing doves ! For grief they sigh , forgetful of their loves ...
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... Queen Anne , and very willingly and liberally extolled the Duke of Marlborough , when he was ( 1707 ) at the height of his glory . He expressed still more attention to Marlborough and his family , by an elegiac pastoral on the Mar- quis ...
... Queen Anne , and very willingly and liberally extolled the Duke of Marlborough , when he was ( 1707 ) at the height of his glory . He expressed still more attention to Marlborough and his family , by an elegiac pastoral on the Mar- quis ...
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