The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their WorksG. Clark and son, 1847 - 644 pàgines |
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... sent back into England , that , " under pretence of pri- vacy and retirement , he might take occasion of giving notice of the posture of things in this nation . " Soon after his return to London , he was seized by some messen- gers of ...
... sent back into England , that , " under pretence of pri- vacy and retirement , he might take occasion of giving notice of the posture of things in this nation . " Soon after his return to London , he was seized by some messen- gers of ...
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... sent habitudes of thought . Real mirth must always be natural , and nature is uniform . Men have been wise in very different modes ; but they have always laughed the same way . Levity of thought naturally produced familiarity of ...
... sent habitudes of thought . Real mirth must always be natural , and nature is uniform . Men have been wise in very different modes ; but they have always laughed the same way . Levity of thought naturally produced familiarity of ...
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... reason to think well , since his scholar considered him as worthy of an epistolary elegy . He was then sent to St. Paul's School , under the care of Mr. Gill ; and removed , in the beginning of his 10 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... reason to think well , since his scholar considered him as worthy of an epistolary elegy . He was then sent to St. Paul's School , under the care of Mr. Gill ; and removed , in the beginning of his 10 LIVES OF THE POETS .
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... sent away a collection of music and other books , travelled to Geneva , which he probably considered as the metropolis of orthodoxy . Here he reposed as in a congenial element , and became acquaint- ed with John Diodati and Frederick ...
... sent away a collection of music and other books , travelled to Geneva , which he probably considered as the metropolis of orthodoxy . Here he reposed as in a congenial element , and became acquaint- ed with John Diodati and Frederick ...
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... sent her a letter , but had no answer he sent more with the same success . It could be alledged that letters mis- carry ; he therefore dispatched a messenger , being by this time too angry to go himself . His messenger was sent back 55 ...
... sent her a letter , but had no answer he sent more with the same success . It could be alledged that letters mis- carry ; he therefore dispatched a messenger , being by this time too angry to go himself . His messenger was sent back 55 ...
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