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Pagina 43
... pleasing access ; but somewhat slow , and , as it were , diffident in his advances to others ; he had that in his nature which abhorred intrusion into any society whatever . He was therefore less known , and consequently his character ...
... pleasing access ; but somewhat slow , and , as it were , diffident in his advances to others ; he had that in his nature which abhorred intrusion into any society whatever . He was therefore less known , and consequently his character ...
Pagina 114
... pleasing the Author of his being . Truth is shown sometimes as the phantom of a vi- sion ; sometimes appears half veiled in an allegory ; sometimes attracts regard in the robes of fancy ; and sometimes steps forth in the confidence of ...
... pleasing the Author of his being . Truth is shown sometimes as the phantom of a vi- sion ; sometimes appears half veiled in an allegory ; sometimes attracts regard in the robes of fancy ; and sometimes steps forth in the confidence of ...
Pagina 387
... pleasing . Of the second ternary of stanzas , the first en- deavours to tell something , and would have told it had it not been crossed by Hyperion : the second de- scribes well enough the universal prevalence of poetry ; but I am ...
... pleasing . Of the second ternary of stanzas , the first en- deavours to tell something , and would have told it had it not been crossed by Hyperion : the second de- scribes well enough the universal prevalence of poetry ; but I am ...
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From The Life of Abraham Cowley | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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