The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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... lost it , " says Wood , " by certain persons , enemies to the muses . " The neglect of the court was not his only mortification : -having , by such alteration as he thought proper , fitted his old comedy of " The Guardian " for the ...
... lost it , " says Wood , " by certain persons , enemies to the muses . " The neglect of the court was not his only mortification : -having , by such alteration as he thought proper , fitted his old comedy of " The Guardian " for the ...
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... lost part of his dread of the hum of men * . He thought himself now safe enough from intrusion , without the defence of mountains and oceans ; and , instead of seeking shelter in America , wisely went only so far from the bustle of life ...
... lost part of his dread of the hum of men * . He thought himself now safe enough from intrusion , without the defence of mountains and oceans ; and , instead of seeking shelter in America , wisely went only so far from the bustle of life ...
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... lost ; if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits , they likewise sometimes struck out unex- pected truth : if their conceits were far - fetched , they were often worth the carriage . To write on their plan , it was at ...
... lost ; if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits , they likewise sometimes struck out unex- pected truth : if their conceits were far - fetched , they were often worth the carriage . To write on their plan , it was at ...
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... is voluptuous , and which teach nothing but the enjoyment of the present day , he has given rather a pleas- ing than a faithful representation , having retained their sprightliness , but lost their simplicity . The Anacreon of COWLEY . 37.
... is voluptuous , and which teach nothing but the enjoyment of the present day , he has given rather a pleas- ing than a faithful representation , having retained their sprightliness , but lost their simplicity . The Anacreon of COWLEY . 37.
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With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. sprightliness , but lost their simplicity . The Anacreon of Cowley , like the Homer of Pope , has admitted the decora- tion of some modern graces , by which he is undoubtedly more ...
With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. sprightliness , but lost their simplicity . The Anacreon of Cowley , like the Homer of Pope , has admitted the decora- tion of some modern graces , by which he is undoubtedly more ...
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