The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 1Methuen, 1896 |
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Pàgina xix
... fancy , and ransacks his memory , for images which may exhibit the gaiety of hope , or the gloominess of despair , and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis sometimes in flowers fading as her beauty , and sometimes in gems lasting as ...
... fancy , and ransacks his memory , for images which may exhibit the gaiety of hope , or the gloominess of despair , and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis sometimes in flowers fading as her beauty , and sometimes in gems lasting as ...
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... fancy , and ransacks his memory , for images which may exhibit the gaiety of hope , or the gloominess of despair , and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis sometimes in flowers fading as her beauty , and sometimes in gems lasting as ...
... fancy , and ransacks his memory , for images which may exhibit the gaiety of hope , or the gloominess of despair , and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis sometimes in flowers fading as her beauty , and sometimes in gems lasting as ...
Pàgina 15
... fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence , that not only could not be credited but could not be imagined . Yet great labour , directed by great abilities , is never wholly lost if they frequently threw away ...
... fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence , that not only could not be credited but could not be imagined . Yet great labour , directed by great abilities , is never wholly lost if they frequently threw away ...
Pàgina 24
... fancy dost much higher stand , Than women can be placed by Nature's hand ; And I must needs , I'm sure , a loser be , To change thee , as thou ' rt there , for very thee . ' Z That prayer and labour should co - operate , 24 LIVES OF THE ...
... fancy dost much higher stand , Than women can be placed by Nature's hand ; And I must needs , I'm sure , a loser be , To change thee , as thou ' rt there , for very thee . ' Z That prayer and labour should co - operate , 24 LIVES OF THE ...
Pàgina 30
... fancy , such facility of expression , such varied simili- tude , such a succession of images , and such a dance of words , it is vain to expect except from Cowley . His strength always appears in his agility ; his volatility is not the ...
... fancy , such facility of expression , such varied simili- tude , such a succession of images , and such a dance of words , it is vain to expect except from Cowley . His strength always appears in his agility ; his volatility is not the ...
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