Specimens of the Early English Poets,: To which is Prefixed, an Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Poetry and Language;Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row., 1811 - English poetry |
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... says Wood , “ with much ado to his " dying day . " The same writer adds , “ He was an ex- " act mathematician , a curious calculator of nativities , a “ general - read scholar , a thro ' - paced philologist , and one " that understood ...
... says Wood , “ with much ado to his " dying day . " The same writer adds , “ He was an ex- " act mathematician , a curious calculator of nativities , a “ general - read scholar , a thro ' - paced philologist , and one " that understood ...
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... says Mr Warton , " to " which these visionary verse , are no unsuitable intro- " duction , the writer's variety of learning , his quotations " from scarce and curious books , his pedantry sparkling " with rude wit and shapeless elegance ...
... says Mr Warton , " to " which these visionary verse , are no unsuitable intro- " duction , the writer's variety of learning , his quotations " from scarce and curious books , his pedantry sparkling " with rude wit and shapeless elegance ...
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... say ; When chance , or else perhaps his will , Did guide the god of love that way . The crafty boy , that sees her sleep , Whom , if she wak'd , he durst not see , Behind her closely seeks to creep , Before her nap should ended be ...
... say ; When chance , or else perhaps his will , Did guide the god of love that way . The crafty boy , that sees her sleep , Whom , if she wak'd , he durst not see , Behind her closely seeks to creep , Before her nap should ended be ...
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... says he was 66 an accomplished gentlemen , " " master of se- " veral languages , of a fluent and ready discourse , and " excellent comportment . He had also naturally a poetical " fancy , and a zealous inclination to all human learn ...
... says he was 66 an accomplished gentlemen , " " master of se- " veral languages , of a fluent and ready discourse , and " excellent comportment . He had also naturally a poetical " fancy , and a zealous inclination to all human learn ...
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... says he , " I have had either an entire hand , or at " least a main finger . " Of these , however , only 24 remain , for a catalogue of which , as well as his other works , re- course may be had to the Biographia Dramatica and Lang ...
... says he , " I have had either an entire hand , or at " least a main finger . " Of these , however , only 24 remain , for a catalogue of which , as well as his other works , re- course may be had to the Biographia Dramatica and Lang ...
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