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Though not exactly in conformity with the object of the present compilation , it may
not perhaps , be unacceptable to the reader , if a few pages are devoted in this
place to an impartial examination into the general character of Sir Philip Sidney ...
Though not exactly in conformity with the object of the present compilation , it may
not perhaps , be unacceptable to the reader , if a few pages are devoted in this
place to an impartial examination into the general character of Sir Philip Sidney ...
Page 208
That Sir Henry Wotton was a member of Parliament at this time may perhaps be
presumed from the following letter , but it is by no means certain . June 8 , 1614 .
It is both morally and naturally true , that I have never been in perfect health and ...
That Sir Henry Wotton was a member of Parliament at this time may perhaps be
presumed from the following letter , but it is by no means certain . June 8 , 1614 .
It is both morally and naturally true , that I have never been in perfect health and ...
Page 150
Of the spirit and style of this celebrated paper , the following is perhaps a fair
specimen , From the Craftsman of April 21st , 1739 . “ M. D'Aubigny , grandfather
of Madam Maintenon , tells a very remarkable story of himself , which ought to be
a ...
Of the spirit and style of this celebrated paper , the following is perhaps a fair
specimen , From the Craftsman of April 21st , 1739 . “ M. D'Aubigny , grandfather
of Madam Maintenon , tells a very remarkable story of himself , which ought to be
a ...
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Perhaps , as Athens thought , and writ With all the pow'rs of style , and wit , The
nymph upon a couch of mallows Was meant to represent a Pallas ; And the baton
upon the Is but the olive - branch she bore . " . He said - but Swinton , full of fire ...
Perhaps , as Athens thought , and writ With all the pow'rs of style , and wit , The
nymph upon a couch of mallows Was meant to represent a Pallas ; And the baton
upon the Is but the olive - branch she bore . " . He said - but Swinton , full of fire ...
Page 278
The best of his pieces are perhaps those to which the university prizes were
adjudged ; on these probably he bestowed most pains , for negligence and want
of correction are too apparent in all that he has written . One or two of his fables
are ...
The best of his pieces are perhaps those to which the university prizes were
adjudged ; on these probably he bestowed most pains , for negligence and want
of correction are too apparent in all that he has written . One or two of his fables
are ...
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| Title | Kentish Poets. A series of writers in English poetry, natives or residents in the county of Kent; with specimens of their compositions and some account of their lives and writings. By R. F. |
| Author | Rowland FREEMAN |
| Publisher | G. Wood, 1821 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 4 Feb 2015 |
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