The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 64
... same idle tale with Congreve , and does not tell it so well . He translates from Ovid the same epistle as Pope ; but I am afraid not with equal happiness . To examine his performances one by one would be tedious 64 FENTON .
... same idle tale with Congreve , and does not tell it so well . He translates from Ovid the same epistle as Pope ; but I am afraid not with equal happiness . To examine his performances one by one would be tedious 64 FENTON .
Page 73
... equal applause , it spread into all the great towns of England ; was played in many places to the thirtieth and fortieth time ; at Bath and Bristol fifty , & c . It made its progress into Wales , Scotland , and Ireland , where it was ...
... equal applause , it spread into all the great towns of England ; was played in many places to the thirtieth and fortieth time ; at Bath and Bristol fifty , & c . It made its progress into Wales , Scotland , and Ireland , where it was ...
Page 90
... equal to the other . Ile seems to think that there is an east absolute and positive where the morning rises . In the last stanza , having mentioned the sudden eruption of new - created light , he says , A while th ' Almighty wond'ring ...
... equal to the other . Ile seems to think that there is an east absolute and positive where the morning rises . In the last stanza , having mentioned the sudden eruption of new - created light , he says , A while th ' Almighty wond'ring ...
Page 92
... equal skill , but not equal happiness . When the ministers of Queen Anne were nego- ciating with France , Tickell published " The Pro- spect of Peace , " a poem , of which the tendency was to reclaim the nation from the pride of ...
... equal skill , but not equal happiness . When the ministers of Queen Anne were nego- ciating with France , Tickell published " The Pro- spect of Peace , " a poem , of which the tendency was to reclaim the nation from the pride of ...
Page 106
... equal to his abilities , because his im- provement was more than proportioned to the op- portunities which he enjoyed ; nor can it be doubt- ed , that if his earliest productions had been pre- served , like those of happier students ...
... equal to his abilities , because his im- provement was more than proportioned to the op- portunities which he enjoyed ; nor can it be doubt- ed , that if his earliest productions had been pre- served , like those of happier students ...
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