Lives of the English Poets: In Two VolumesJ. M. Dent, 1964 - 4 pagina's |
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Pagina 118
... numbers in his favour . But though this might be some gratification of his vanity , it afforded very little relief to his necessities ; and he was very frequently reduced to uncommon hardships , of which , how . ever , he never made any ...
... numbers in his favour . But though this might be some gratification of his vanity , it afforded very little relief to his necessities ; and he was very frequently reduced to uncommon hardships , of which , how . ever , he never made any ...
Pagina 275
... numbers . It may be alleged that Pindar is said by Horace to have written numeris lege solutis ; but , as no such lax performances have been transmitted to us , the meaning of that expression cannot be fixed ; and perhaps the like ...
... numbers . It may be alleged that Pindar is said by Horace to have written numeris lege solutis ; but , as no such lax performances have been transmitted to us , the meaning of that expression cannot be fixed ; and perhaps the like ...
Pagina 277
... numbers to another sense : While many a merry tale , and many a song , Cheer'd the rough road , we wish'd the rough road long . The rough road then , returning in a round , Mock'd our impatient steps , for all was fairy ground . We have ...
... numbers to another sense : While many a merry tale , and many a song , Cheer'd the rough road , we wish'd the rough road long . The rough road then , returning in a round , Mock'd our impatient steps , for all was fairy ground . We have ...
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