LivesA. Miller, 1800 - English poetry |
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Samuel Johnson. " Not His vehement desire of retirement now came again upon him . finding , " says the morose Wood , " that preferment conferred upon him which " he expected , while others for their money carried away most places , he ...
Samuel Johnson. " Not His vehement desire of retirement now came again upon him . finding , " says the morose Wood , " that preferment conferred upon him which " he expected , while others for their money carried away most places , he ...
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... desire . DONNE . THEY were in very little care to clothe their notions with elegance of dress , and therefore miss the notice and the praise which are often gained by those , who think less , but are more diligent to adorn their ...
... desire . DONNE . THEY were in very little care to clothe their notions with elegance of dress , and therefore miss the notice and the praise which are often gained by those , who think less , but are more diligent to adorn their ...
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... my sun beget a man . Thus he represents the meditations of a Lover : Though in thy thoughts scarce any tracts have been So much as of driginal sin , Such Such charms thy beauty wears as might Desires in dying 20 COWLEY .
... my sun beget a man . Thus he represents the meditations of a Lover : Though in thy thoughts scarce any tracts have been So much as of driginal sin , Such Such charms thy beauty wears as might Desires in dying 20 COWLEY .
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Samuel Johnson. Such charms thy beauty wears as might Desires in dying confest saints excite . Thou with strange adultery Dost in each breast a brothel keep ; Awake , all men do lust for thee , And some enjoy thee when they sleep . The ...
Samuel Johnson. Such charms thy beauty wears as might Desires in dying confest saints excite . Thou with strange adultery Dost in each breast a brothel keep ; Awake , all men do lust for thee , And some enjoy thee when they sleep . The ...
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... desire of exciting admiration . HAVING thus endeavoured to exhibit a general representation of the style and sentiments of the metaphysical poets , it is now proper to examine par- ticularly the works of Cowley , who was almost the last ...
... desire of exciting admiration . HAVING thus endeavoured to exhibit a general representation of the style and sentiments of the metaphysical poets , it is now proper to examine par- ticularly the works of Cowley , who was almost the last ...
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