LivesA. Miller, 1800 - English poetry |
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... lines than in the cast of his sentiments . When their reputation was high , they had undoubtedly more imitators , than time has left behind . Their immediate successors , of whom any remembrance can be said to remain , were Suckling ...
... lines than in the cast of his sentiments . When their reputation was high , they had undoubtedly more imitators , than time has left behind . Their immediate successors , of whom any remembrance can be said to remain , were Suckling ...
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... lines , so many remote ideas could be brought together ? Since ' tis my doom , Love's undershrieve Why this reprieve ? Why doth my she advowson fly Incumbency ? To sell thyself dost thou intend By candle's end , And hold the contrast ...
... lines , so many remote ideas could be brought together ? Since ' tis my doom , Love's undershrieve Why this reprieve ? Why doth my she advowson fly Incumbency ? To sell thyself dost thou intend By candle's end , And hold the contrast ...
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... lines : Think in how poor a prison thou didst lie ; After enabled but to suck and cry . Think , when ' twas grown to most , ' twas a poor inn , A province pack'd up in two yards of skin , And that usurp'd , or threaten'd with a rage Of ...
... lines : Think in how poor a prison thou didst lie ; After enabled but to suck and cry . Think , when ' twas grown to most , ' twas a poor inn , A province pack'd up in two yards of skin , And that usurp'd , or threaten'd with a rage Of ...
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... lines are not such as his deep mouth was used to pour : Great Rhea's son , If in Olympus ' top where thou Sitt'st to behold thy sacred show , If in Alpheus ' silver flight , If in my verse thou take delight , My verse , great Rhea's son ...
... lines are not such as his deep mouth was used to pour : Great Rhea's son , If in Olympus ' top where thou Sitt'st to behold thy sacred show , If in Alpheus ' silver flight , If in my verse thou take delight , My verse , great Rhea's son ...
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... lines like these : But stop , my Muse- Hold thy Pindaric Pegasus closely in , Which does to rage begin- -'Tis an unruly and a hard - mouth'd horse - ? ' Twill no unskilful touch endure , But flings writer and reader too that sits not ...
... lines like these : But stop , my Muse- Hold thy Pindaric Pegasus closely in , Which does to rage begin- -'Tis an unruly and a hard - mouth'd horse - ? ' Twill no unskilful touch endure , But flings writer and reader too that sits not ...
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