The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their WorksG. Clark and son, 1847 - 644 pàgines |
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... and other friends ; and great assistance has been given me by Mr. SPENCE'S Collections , of which I consider the communication as a favour worthy of public acknowledgment . LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS . COWLEY . THE Life ADVERTISEMENT .
... and other friends ; and great assistance has been given me by Mr. SPENCE'S Collections , of which I consider the communication as a favour worthy of public acknowledgment . LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS . COWLEY . THE Life ADVERTISEMENT .
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... favour had been shewn him , he received the news of his ill success , not with so much firmness as might have been expected from so great a man . " What firmness they expected , or what weakness Cowley discover- ed , cannot be known ...
... favour had been shewn him , he received the news of his ill success , not with so much firmness as might have been expected from so great a man . " What firmness they expected , or what weakness Cowley discover- ed , cannot be known ...
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... favour is diffus'd o'er all , From which all fortunes , names , and nature's fall : COWLEY . Then from those wombs of stars , the Bride's bright eyes , At every glance a constellation flies , And sowes the court with stars , and doth ...
... favour is diffus'd o'er all , From which all fortunes , names , and nature's fall : COWLEY . Then from those wombs of stars , the Bride's bright eyes , At every glance a constellation flies , And sowes the court with stars , and doth ...
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... favour of his master and esteem of the public would now make him happy . But human felicity is short and uncertain ; a second marriage brought on him so much disquiet , as for a time disordered his understanding : and Butler lampooned ...
... favour of his master and esteem of the public would now make him happy . But human felicity is short and uncertain ; a second marriage brought on him so much disquiet , as for a time disordered his understanding : and Butler lampooned ...
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... ; " thoughts close , and looks loose . " In 1638 he left England , and went first to Paris ; where by the favour of Lord Scudamore , he had the opportunity of visiting Grotois , then residing at the French Court as ambassador MILTON .
... ; " thoughts close , and looks loose . " In 1638 he left England , and went first to Paris ; where by the favour of Lord Scudamore , he had the opportunity of visiting Grotois , then residing at the French Court as ambassador MILTON .
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