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Pagina 40
... present lost ; for they are commonly harsh to modern ears . He has indeed many noble lines , such as the feeble care of Waller never could produce . The bulk of his thoughts some- times swelled his verse to unexpected and inevitable ...
... present lost ; for they are commonly harsh to modern ears . He has indeed many noble lines , such as the feeble care of Waller never could produce . The bulk of his thoughts some- times swelled his verse to unexpected and inevitable ...
Pagina 44
... present Editor ) in The Shakespeare Society's Papers . TESTAMENT In the name of God Almighty , to whom bee for ever all glory , Amen . I , ABRAHAM COWLEY , of Chertsea , in the county of Surrey , beeing at present by God's mercy in ...
... present Editor ) in The Shakespeare Society's Papers . TESTAMENT In the name of God Almighty , to whom bee for ever all glory , Amen . I , ABRAHAM COWLEY , of Chertsea , in the county of Surrey , beeing at present by God's mercy in ...
Pagina 449
... present of twenty guineas . I am very ready to own that the present was larger than my performance deserved ; and shall ascribe it to his generosity , or any other cause , rather than the merit of the address . " The poem , which ...
... present of twenty guineas . I am very ready to own that the present was larger than my performance deserved ; and shall ascribe it to his generosity , or any other cause , rather than the merit of the address . " The poem , which ...
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