The Quintessence of English Poetry, Or, a Collection of All the Beautiful Passages in Our Poems and Plays, from the Celebrated Spencer to 1688 ...Olive Payne, 1740 |
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Pàgina xii
... appear , we may conclude , the world did not fmile upon his Jay . And , indeed , that is no wonder , as it is easy to discover , notwithstanding his cunning in concealing his authors , that he has quoted them very imperfectly and by ...
... appear , we may conclude , the world did not fmile upon his Jay . And , indeed , that is no wonder , as it is easy to discover , notwithstanding his cunning in concealing his authors , that he has quoted them very imperfectly and by ...
Pàgina xviii
... appears , that their works . have generally been very imperfect and de- fective ; and , at the fame time , that a far greater number , of no lefs merit , have been wholly neglected , either through want of judgment , or defign . Hence ...
... appears , that their works . have generally been very imperfect and de- fective ; and , at the fame time , that a far greater number , of no lefs merit , have been wholly neglected , either through want of judgment , or defign . Hence ...
Pàgina xix
... idea of thefe qua- lifications , the compiler of this work hath endeavoured to conduct himself . How well he has fucceeded , will appear from the fol- lowing • lowing fheets . Though his perfonal capa- city , and The PREFACE . xix.
... idea of thefe qua- lifications , the compiler of this work hath endeavoured to conduct himself . How well he has fucceeded , will appear from the fol- lowing • lowing fheets . Though his perfonal capa- city , and The PREFACE . xix.
Pàgina xxi
... appears from its having been three or four times reprinted . London , 40 , 1559 . + Defence of Poefie . ( * ) Hypocritica , lately published , reprinted . Every impreffion had new ad- ditions from other The PREFACE . ixxi.
... appears from its having been three or four times reprinted . London , 40 , 1559 . + Defence of Poefie . ( * ) Hypocritica , lately published , reprinted . Every impreffion had new ad- ditions from other The PREFACE . ixxi.
Pàgina 13
... appear , And cafts true luftre round the hemifphere ; When if projected from the moon , that light Makes not a day , but only colours night ; But you , we may ftill full , ftill perfect call , As what's ftill great , is equal still in ...
... appear , And cafts true luftre round the hemifphere ; When if projected from the moon , that light Makes not a day , but only colours night ; But you , we may ftill full , ftill perfect call , As what's ftill great , is equal still in ...
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