Specimens of the early English poets [ed. by G. Ellis.]. To which is prefixed an historical sketch of the rise and progress of the English poetry and language. By G. Ellis, Volume 31801 |
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... Leave , thy desart shades among , Reverend hermits ' hallowed cells , Where retir'd devotion dwells ! With thy enthusiasms come , Seize our tongues , and strike us dumb ! MATTHEW STEVENSON , Author of " Poems , or a [ 308 ]
... Leave , thy desart shades among , Reverend hermits ' hallowed cells , Where retir'd devotion dwells ! With thy enthusiasms come , Seize our tongues , and strike us dumb ! MATTHEW STEVENSON , Author of " Poems , or a [ 308 ]
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... Matthew Stevenson , " appeared in 1665 , and " Bellum Presbyteriale , " an heroic poem , in 1661 . In 1654 , he printed a 12mo . miscellany , styled " Occa- " sion's Offspring . " Stevenson seems to have resembled Fleckno as a poet and ...
... Matthew Stevenson , " appeared in 1665 , and " Bellum Presbyteriale , " an heroic poem , in 1661 . In 1654 , he printed a 12mo . miscellany , styled " Occa- " sion's Offspring . " Stevenson seems to have resembled Fleckno as a poet and ...
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