The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 1: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volume 1W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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... labour . 66 Among the English poets , Cowley , Milton , and Pope might be said " to lisp in numbers ; " and have given such early proofs , not only of powers of language , but of com- prehension of things , as to more tardy minds seem ...
... labour . 66 Among the English poets , Cowley , Milton , and Pope might be said " to lisp in numbers ; " and have given such early proofs , not only of powers of language , but of com- prehension of things , as to more tardy minds seem ...
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... labour , directed by great abilities , is never wholly lost ; if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits , they likewise sometimes struck out unex- pected truth : if their conceits were far - fetched , they were often ...
... labour , directed by great abilities , is never wholly lost ; if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits , they likewise sometimes struck out unex- pected truth : if their conceits were far - fetched , they were often ...
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... stand , Than woman can be plac'd by nature's hand ; And I must needs , I'm sure , a loser be , To change thee , as thou ' rt there , for very thee . That prayer and labour should co - operate , is 30 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... stand , Than woman can be plac'd by nature's hand ; And I must needs , I'm sure , a loser be , To change thee , as thou ' rt there , for very thee . That prayer and labour should co - operate , is 30 LIVES OF THE POETS .
Pagina 31
With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. That prayer and labour should co - operate , is thus taught by Donne : In none but us are such mix'd engines found , As hands of double office : for , the ground We till with them ...
With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. That prayer and labour should co - operate , is thus taught by Donne : In none but us are such mix'd engines found , As hands of double office : for , the ground We till with them ...
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... art or nature is ) , Yet things well worth his toil he gains ; And does his charge and labour pay With good unsought experiments by the way . COWLEY , Some , that have deeper digg'd love's mine than T 52 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... art or nature is ) , Yet things well worth his toil he gains ; And does his charge and labour pay With good unsought experiments by the way . COWLEY , Some , that have deeper digg'd love's mine than T 52 LIVES OF THE POETS .
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