The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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Pàgina 7
... probably not have been less carefully suppressed , the omis- sion of his name in the register of St. Dunstan's parish gives reason to suspect that his father was a sectary . Whoever he was , he died before the birth of his son , and ...
... probably not have been less carefully suppressed , the omis- sion of his name in the register of St. Dunstan's parish gives reason to suspect that his father was a sectary . Whoever he was , he died before the birth of his son , and ...
Pàgina 52
... probably would not have written it , had it not mingled with his own thoughts , so as that he did not perceive himself taking it from another : Although I think thou never found wilt be , Yet I'm resolv'd to search for thee ; The search ...
... probably would not have written it , had it not mingled with his own thoughts , so as that he did not perceive himself taking it from another : Although I think thou never found wilt be , Yet I'm resolv'd to search for thee ; The search ...
Pàgina 57
... imitation of Virgil , whom he sup- poses not to have intended to complete them . That this opinion is erroneous , may be probably concluded , because D 2 this truncation is imitated by no subsequent Roman poet ; COWLEY . 57.
... imitation of Virgil , whom he sup- poses not to have intended to complete them . That this opinion is erroneous , may be probably concluded , because D 2 this truncation is imitated by no subsequent Roman poet ; COWLEY . 57.
Pàgina 60
... probably his ode or song upon the embassy to Poland , by which he and lord Crofts procured a contribution of ten thousand pounds from the Scotch , that wandered over that kingdom . Poland was at that time very much frequented by ...
... probably his ode or song upon the embassy to Poland , by which he and lord Crofts procured a contribution of ten thousand pounds from the Scotch , that wandered over that kingdom . Poland was at that time very much frequented by ...
Pàgina 68
... probably more than common literature , as his son addresses him in one of his most elaborate Latin poems . He married a gentlewoman of the name of Caston , a Welsh family , by whom he had two sons , John the poet , and Christopher , who ...
... probably more than common literature , as his son addresses him in one of his most elaborate Latin poems . He married a gentlewoman of the name of Caston , a Welsh family , by whom he had two sons , John the poet , and Christopher , who ...
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