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Page 13
... discover no irreverence of religion , must defend him ; but that the accusation of lasciviousness is unjust , the perusal of his work will sufficiently evince . *** C neard of another sex ; for they turn the mind COWLEY . 13.
... discover no irreverence of religion , must defend him ; but that the accusation of lasciviousness is unjust , the perusal of his work will sufficiently evince . *** C neard of another sex ; for they turn the mind COWLEY . 13.
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... mind is now disgusted with this cum- ber of magnificence ; yet I cannot refuse myself the four next lines : Mount , glorious queen , thy travelling throne , And bid it to put on ; For long though cheerful is the way , And life , alas ...
... mind is now disgusted with this cum- ber of magnificence ; yet I cannot refuse myself the four next lines : Mount , glorious queen , thy travelling throne , And bid it to put on ; For long though cheerful is the way , And life , alas ...
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... mind of a hero : His way once chose , he forward thrust outright , Nor turn'd aside for danger or delight . And the different beauties of the lofty Merah and the gentle Michol are very justly conceived and strongly painted . Rymer has ...
... mind of a hero : His way once chose , he forward thrust outright , Nor turn'd aside for danger or delight . And the different beauties of the lofty Merah and the gentle Michol are very justly conceived and strongly painted . Rymer has ...
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... mind imply something sudden and unexpected ; that which elevates must al- ways surprise . What is perceived by slow de- grees may gratify us with consciousness of im- provement , but will never strike with the sense His spear , the ...
... mind imply something sudden and unexpected ; that which elevates must al- ways surprise . What is perceived by slow de- grees may gratify us with consciousness of im- provement , but will never strike with the sense His spear , the ...
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... minds of the people . About this time ( 1645 ) a collection of his La- tin and English poems appeared , in which the ... mind to invest him with military splendour : " He is much mistaken , " he says , " if there was not about this time ...
... minds of the people . About this time ( 1645 ) a collection of his La- tin and English poems appeared , in which the ... mind to invest him with military splendour : " He is much mistaken , " he says , " if there was not about this time ...
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