The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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... lord Bacon's of the same title , a book of jests , or a grave collection of trite and trifling observations ; of which though many are true and certain , yet they signify nothing , and may afford diversion , but no instruction ; most of ...
... lord Bacon's of the same title , a book of jests , or a grave collection of trite and trifling observations ; of which though many are true and certain , yet they signify nothing , and may afford diversion , but no instruction ; most of ...
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... lord Gower was pronounced by Pope the next ode in the English language to Dryden's Cecilia . Fenton may be justly styled an ex- cellent versifier and a good poet . Whatever I have said of Fenton is confirmed by Pope in a letter , by ...
... lord Gower was pronounced by Pope the next ode in the English language to Dryden's Cecilia . Fenton may be justly styled an ex- cellent versifier and a good poet . Whatever I have said of Fenton is confirmed by Pope in a letter , by ...
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... lord Harcourt invited him to his seat , where , during his visit , the two rural lovers were killed with lightning , as is particularly told in Pope's letters . Being now generally known , he published ( 1720 ) his poems by subscription ...
... lord Harcourt invited him to his seat , where , during his visit , the two rural lovers were killed with lightning , as is particularly told in Pope's letters . Being now generally known , he published ( 1720 ) his poems by subscription ...
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... lord chamberlain ; and he was forced to recompense his repulse by a subscription , which is said to have been so liberally bestowed , that what he called op- pression ended in profit . The publication was so much favoured , that though ...
... lord chamberlain ; and he was forced to recompense his repulse by a subscription , which is said to have been so liberally bestowed , that what he called op- pression ended in profit . The publication was so much favoured , that though ...
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... lord Lansdowne , of Bidde- ford , in the county of Devon , less is known than his name and high rank might give reason to expect . He was born about 1667 , the son of Bernard Greenville , who was in- trusted by Monk with the most ...
... lord Lansdowne , of Bidde- ford , in the county of Devon , less is known than his name and high rank might give reason to expect . He was born about 1667 , the son of Bernard Greenville , who was in- trusted by Monk with the most ...
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