Specimens of the early English poets [ed. by G. Ellis.]. To which is prefixed an historical sketch of the rise and progress of the English poetry and language. By G. Ellis, Volumen31801 |
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... learning , because his poetry , as Mr. Headley has justly observed , is not remarkable for elegance or even neatness of style , though certainly recommended by good sense and solidity . Many high testimonies to his character may be seen ...
... learning , because his poetry , as Mr. Headley has justly observed , is not remarkable for elegance or even neatness of style , though certainly recommended by good sense and solidity . Many high testimonies to his character may be seen ...
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... learning and good sense as well as piety , but seldom very eminently poetical . WHEN the straight columns , on whose well - knit chine Some stately structure leans its weighty head , Are from their centre mov'd , or made incline , The ...
... learning and good sense as well as piety , but seldom very eminently poetical . WHEN the straight columns , on whose well - knit chine Some stately structure leans its weighty head , Are from their centre mov'd , or made incline , The ...
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... learning , his acuteness in con- troversial writing , his wit , and his poetical talents , is to be found in almost every biographical work ( excepting Dr. Johnson's Lives of the Poets ) ; and is , besides , incapable of being so far ...
... learning , his acuteness in con- troversial writing , his wit , and his poetical talents , is to be found in almost every biographical work ( excepting Dr. Johnson's Lives of the Poets ) ; and is , besides , incapable of being so far ...
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... learning - and less wit- That wealth is sure : no thief can pilfer it . Riches , they say , have wings : my mare had so ; For though she had legs , yet she could hardly go : But thieves , and fate , have such a strong command To make ...
... learning - and less wit- That wealth is sure : no thief can pilfer it . Riches , they say , have wings : my mare had so ; For though she had legs , yet she could hardly go : But thieves , and fate , have such a strong command To make ...
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... learning , with the usual eagerness of proselytes . Great numbers of them , travelling to Rome , in quest of religious truth , distinguished themselves by their zeal and industry , and , re- turning to their own country , brought with ...
... learning , with the usual eagerness of proselytes . Great numbers of them , travelling to Rome , in quest of religious truth , distinguished themselves by their zeal and industry , and , re- turning to their own country , brought with ...
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