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Page 79
... but , if we desire to do justice to his character , we must endeavour to divest our
minds of prejudice ; to forget all that has been written of him ; and to form our
opinions solely from what he himself has written . Sir Philip Sidney was the eldest
...
... but , if we desire to do justice to his character , we must endeavour to divest our
minds of prejudice ; to forget all that has been written of him ; and to form our
opinions solely from what he himself has written . Sir Philip Sidney was the eldest
...
Page 164
Lilly attempted an ornamental style of writing , and he is unfortunate only , in
having outstepped that just medium , so hard to hit . His pages are crowded with
images and metaphors , frequently both apposite and beautiful , occasionally ...
Lilly attempted an ornamental style of writing , and he is unfortunate only , in
having outstepped that just medium , so hard to hit . His pages are crowded with
images and metaphors , frequently both apposite and beautiful , occasionally ...
Page 216
My thonghts indeed bave from the exercise of outward duties been confined
within myself , and deeply wounded with my own private griefs and losses ; which
I was afraid , if I had written sooner to your majesty , before time bad dried them
up ...
My thonghts indeed bave from the exercise of outward duties been confined
within myself , and deeply wounded with my own private griefs and losses ; which
I was afraid , if I had written sooner to your majesty , before time bad dried them
up ...
Page 98
This poem exhibits the talents of Mrs. Bebn to advantage ; -it is one of her best ,
and written with much care . There are few things in our poetry better than the last
stanza ; the thought itself has probably occurred to all poets , and may be ...
This poem exhibits the talents of Mrs. Bebn to advantage ; -it is one of her best ,
and written with much care . There are few things in our poetry better than the last
stanza ; the thought itself has probably occurred to all poets , and may be ...
Page 179
There is no difficulty in referring to the poems written by Hawkes , worth ; in the
indices for 1746 , 1747 , and 1748 , they are classed together and described as
by Mr. Greville : in the index for 1749 they are not classed together , but arranged
...
There is no difficulty in referring to the poems written by Hawkes , worth ; in the
indices for 1746 , 1747 , and 1748 , they are classed together and described as
by Mr. Greville : in the index for 1749 they are not classed together , but arranged
...
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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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