Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1J. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1925 - 404 pagina's |
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... things and rejecting others , an intellectual digestion that con- cocted the pulp of learning , but refused the husks , had the appearance of an instinctive elegance , of a particular provision made by nature for literary politeness ...
... things and rejecting others , an intellectual digestion that con- cocted the pulp of learning , but refused the husks , had the appearance of an instinctive elegance , of a particular provision made by nature for literary politeness ...
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... things than words , contribute no otherwise to his reputation than as they show him to have been above the affectation of unseasonable elegance , and to have known that the business of a statesman can be little forwarded by flowers of ...
... things than words , contribute no otherwise to his reputation than as they show him to have been above the affectation of unseasonable elegance , and to have known that the business of a statesman can be little forwarded by flowers of ...
Pagina 149
... things without which they cannot subsist . God first assigned unto Adam maintenance of life , and gave him a title to the rest of the creatures before he appointed a law to observe . " " God first assigned Adam , " says Hooker ...
... things without which they cannot subsist . God first assigned unto Adam maintenance of life , and gave him a title to the rest of the creatures before he appointed a law to observe . " " God first assigned Adam , " says Hooker ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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