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... poetical art , that it is diffi meanness that surpasses expectation : Nay , gentle guests , he cries , since now you're in , The story of your gallant friend begin . cult to imagine how he could fill eight books more without practising ...
... poetical art , that it is diffi meanness that surpasses expectation : Nay , gentle guests , he cries , since now you're in , The story of your gallant friend begin . cult to imagine how he could fill eight books more without practising ...
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... poetical abilities been known before.mobi He was after that pricked for sheriff of Surry , and made governor of Farnham Castle for the King ; but he soon resigned that charge , and re- treated to Oxford , where , in 1643 , he published ...
... poetical abilities been known before.mobi He was after that pricked for sheriff of Surry , and made governor of Farnham Castle for the King ; but he soon resigned that charge , and re- treated to Oxford , where , in 1643 , he published ...
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... poetical powers to religion , and , made a metrical version of the Psalms of David . In this attempt he has failed ; but in sacred poetry who has succeeded ? ! T It might be hoped that t of his mas- ter , and esteem of the public , ould ...
... poetical powers to religion , and , made a metrical version of the Psalms of David . In this attempt he has failed ; but in sacred poetry who has succeeded ? ! T It might be hoped that t of his mas- ter , and esteem of the public , ould ...
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... poetical genius , enius , who yet , by a mistake's t ambition of exactness , originals and themselves . et moyo groz ... poetically described , with the addition of such are not pleasing ; they Betups 200tial imitation to Tully on of ...
... poetical genius , enius , who yet , by a mistake's t ambition of exactness , originals and themselves . et moyo groz ... poetically described , with the addition of such are not pleasing ; they Betups 200tial imitation to Tully on of ...
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... poetical pro- jects left in manuscript , and to be seen in a lib- rary at Cambridge , that he had digested his thoughts on this subject into one of those wild dramas which were anciently called Mysteries : S and Philips had seen what he ...
... poetical pro- jects left in manuscript , and to be seen in a lib- rary at Cambridge , that he had digested his thoughts on this subject into one of those wild dramas which were anciently called Mysteries : S and Philips had seen what he ...
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