The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1C. Bathurst, 1783 |
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... reason to suspect that his father was a fectary . Who- ever he was , he died before the birth of his fon , and confequently left him to the care of his mother ; whom Wood reprefents as ftrug- gling earnestly to procure him a literary ...
... reason to suspect that his father was a fectary . Who- ever he was , he died before the birth of his fon , and confequently left him to the care of his mother ; whom Wood reprefents as ftrug- gling earnestly to procure him a literary ...
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... reason to think that Cowley pro- mifed little . It does not appear that his com- pliance gained him confidence enough to be trusted without security , for the bond of his bail was never cancelled ; nor that it made him think himself ...
... reason to think that Cowley pro- mifed little . It does not appear that his com- pliance gained him confidence enough to be trusted without security , for the bond of his bail was never cancelled ; nor that it made him think himself ...
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... Society , of which an account has been published by Dr. Birch , he appears bufy among the experi- mental philofophers with the title of Doctor Cowley . There There is no reason for supposing that he ever attempted COWLEY . 15.
... Society , of which an account has been published by Dr. Birch , he appears bufy among the experi- mental philofophers with the title of Doctor Cowley . There There is no reason for supposing that he ever attempted COWLEY . 15.
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With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. There is no reason for supposing that he ever attempted practice ; but his preparatory studies have contributed fomething to the honour of his country . Confidering Botany as ...
With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. There is no reason for supposing that he ever attempted practice ; but his preparatory studies have contributed fomething to the honour of his country . Confidering Botany as ...
Pàgina 57
... Reason , are no mean fpecimens of metaphyfical poetry . The ftanzas against knowledge produce little conviction . In those which are intended to exalt the human fa- culties , culties , Reafon has its proper task affigned it ; COWL E Y. 57.
... Reason , are no mean fpecimens of metaphyfical poetry . The ftanzas against knowledge produce little conviction . In those which are intended to exalt the human fa- culties , culties , Reafon has its proper task affigned it ; COWL E Y. 57.
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