The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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... poem . He was not known as a maker of verses till he published ( in 1695 ) Prince Arthur , in ten books , written ... poem , but a downright interloper . Those gen- tlemen who carry on their poetical trade in a joint - stock , would ...
... poem . He was not known as a maker of verses till he published ( in 1695 ) Prince Arthur , in ten books , written ... poem , but a downright interloper . Those gen- tlemen who carry on their poetical trade in a joint - stock , would ...
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... poem ; but king William was not very studious of poetry ; and Blackmore perhaps had other merit ; for he says , in his dedication to Alfred , that " he had a greater part in the succession of the house of Hanover than ever he had ...
... poem ; but king William was not very studious of poetry ; and Blackmore perhaps had other merit ; for he says , in his dedication to Alfred , that " he had a greater part in the succession of the house of Hanover than ever he had ...
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... poets almost all against him , and which brought upon him lampoons and ridicule from every side . This he doubtless ... poem he justly censured Dryden's impurities , but praised his powers ; though in a subsequent edition he retained ...
... poets almost all against him , and which brought upon him lampoons and ridicule from every side . This he doubtless ... poem he justly censured Dryden's impurities , but praised his powers ; though in a subsequent edition he retained ...
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... poem on the kit - cat club , and advice to the poets how to celebrate the duke of Marlborough ; but , on occasion of another year of suc- cess , thinking himself qualified to give more instruction , he again wrote a poem of advice to a ...
... poem on the kit - cat club , and advice to the poets how to celebrate the duke of Marlborough ; but , on occasion of another year of suc- cess , thinking himself qualified to give more instruction , he again wrote a poem of advice to a ...
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... poem , if he had written nothing else , would have transmitted him to posterity among the first favourites of the English muse ; but to make verses was his transcend- ant pleasure , and , as he was not deterred by censure , he was not ...
... poem , if he had written nothing else , would have transmitted him to posterity among the first favourites of the English muse ; but to make verses was his transcend- ant pleasure , and , as he was not deterred by censure , he was not ...
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