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... says of Spenser , that he wrote no language , but has formed what Butler calls a Babylonish dialect , in itself harsh and barbarous , but made , by exalted genius and extensive learning , the vehicle of so much instruc- tion and so much ...
... says of Spenser , that he wrote no language , but has formed what Butler calls a Babylonish dialect , in itself harsh and barbarous , but made , by exalted genius and extensive learning , the vehicle of so much instruc- tion and so much ...
Pagina 338
... says Pope , had been tried for the first time in favour of The Distrest Mother ; and was now , with more efficacy , practised for Cato . The danger was soon over . The whole nation was at that time on fire with faction . The Whigs ...
... says Pope , had been tried for the first time in favour of The Distrest Mother ; and was now , with more efficacy , practised for Cato . The danger was soon over . The whole nation was at that time on fire with faction . The Whigs ...
Pagina 348
... says Pope , " had something in it more charming than I have found in any other man . But this was only when familiar : before strangers , or perhaps a single stranger , he preserved his dignity by a stiff silence . " This modesty was by ...
... says Pope , " had something in it more charming than I have found in any other man . But this was only when familiar : before strangers , or perhaps a single stranger , he preserved his dignity by a stiff silence . " This modesty was by ...
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ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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