The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2B. Tauchnitz, 1858 - 414 pagina's |
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... called , at his admission by the President , Matthew Prior , of Winburn , in Middlesex ; by himself , next day , Matthew Prior , of Dorsetshire , in which county , not in Middlesex , Winborn , or Winborne , as it stands in the Villare ...
... called , at his admission by the President , Matthew Prior , of Winburn , in Middlesex ; by himself , next day , Matthew Prior , of Dorsetshire , in which county , not in Middlesex , Winborn , or Winborne , as it stands in the Villare ...
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... called , and very decently asked by Coningsby , " if his house was secured by bars and bolts ? " The messenger answered , " No ! " with astonishment . At which Coningsby very angrily said , " Sir , you must secure this prisoner ; it is ...
... called , and very decently asked by Coningsby , " if his house was secured by bars and bolts ? " The messenger answered , " No ! " with astonishment . At which Coningsby very angrily said , " Sir , you must secure this prisoner ; it is ...
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... called , and were then put by _constraint_into_their places , where they do their duty , but do it sullenly . In his greater compositions there may be found more rigid stateliness than graceful dignity . Of versification he was not ...
... called , and were then put by _constraint_into_their places , where they do their duty , but do it sullenly . In his greater compositions there may be found more rigid stateliness than graceful dignity . Of versification he was not ...
Pagina 21
... called " In- cognita , or Love and Duty reconciled : " it is praised by the biographers , who quote some part of the preface , that is , indeed , for such a time of life , uncommonly judicious . I would rather praise it than read it ...
... called " In- cognita , or Love and Duty reconciled : " it is praised by the biographers , who quote some part of the preface , that is , indeed , for such a time of life , uncommonly judicious . I would rather praise it than read it ...
Pagina 37
... called in the title " A Sequel to the Spectators . " - Some years afterwards ( 1716 and 1717 ) he published two volumes of Essays in prose , which can be commended only as they are written for the highest and noblest purpose- the ...
... called in the title " A Sequel to the Spectators . " - Some years afterwards ( 1716 and 1717 ) he published two volumes of Essays in prose , which can be commended only as they are written for the highest and noblest purpose- the ...
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