The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 2Methuen, 1896 |
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... died in 1691 , and whose praise must have been written by Smith when he had been yet but two years in the university . This ode , which closed the second volume of the Musæ Anglicana , though perhaps some objections may be made to 12 ...
... died in 1691 , and whose praise must have been written by Smith when he had been yet but two years in the university . This ode , which closed the second volume of the Musæ Anglicana , though perhaps some objections may be made to 12 ...
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... died John Philips , the friend and fellow - collegian of Smith , who , on that occasion , wrote a poem , which justice must place among the best elegies which our language can show , an elegant mixture of fondness and admiration , of ...
... died John Philips , the friend and fellow - collegian of Smith , who , on that occasion , wrote a poem , which justice must place among the best elegies which our language can show , an elegant mixture of fondness and admiration , of ...
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... died on Christmas Day . Though his life had not been without irregularity , his principles were pure and orthodox , and his death was pious . After this relation , it will be naturally supposed that his poems were rather the amusements ...
... died on Christmas Day . Though his life had not been without irregularity , his principles were pure and orthodox , and his death was pious . After this relation , it will be naturally supposed that his poems were rather the amusements ...
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... died May 20 , 1713 . Burnet is not very favourable to his memory ; but he and Burnet were old rivals . On some public occasion they both preached before the House of Commons . There prevailed in those days an indecent custom ; when the ...
... died May 20 , 1713 . Burnet is not very favourable to his memory ; but he and Burnet were old rivals . On some public occasion they both preached before the House of Commons . There prevailed in those days an indecent custom ; when the ...
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... died of an inflammation of his lungs . Of him , who from a poet became a patron of poets , it will be readily believed that the works would not miss of celebration . Addison began to praise him early , and was followed or accompanied by ...
... died of an inflammation of his lungs . Of him , who from a poet became a patron of poets , it will be readily believed that the works would not miss of celebration . Addison began to praise him early , and was followed or accompanied by ...
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