LivesA. Miller, 1800 - English poetry |
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... reason to suspect that his father was a sectary . Whoever he was , he died before the birth of his son , and consequently left him to the care of his mother ; whom Wood represents as struggling earnestly to procure him a literary ...
... reason to suspect that his father was a sectary . Whoever he was , he died before the birth of his son , and consequently left him to the care of his mother ; whom Wood represents as struggling earnestly to procure him a literary ...
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... reason to think that Cowley promised little . It does not appear that his compliance gained him confidence enough to be trusted without security , for the bond of his bail was never cancelled ; nor that it made him think himself secure ...
... reason to think that Cowley promised little . It does not appear that his compliance gained him confidence enough to be trusted without security , for the bond of his bail was never cancelled ; nor that it made him think himself secure ...
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... reason but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence , that not only could not be credited , but could not be imagined . Yet great labour , directed by great abilities , is never wholly lost : if they fre ...
... reason but fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence , that not only could not be credited , but could not be imagined . Yet great labour , directed by great abilities , is never wholly lost : if they fre ...
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... Reason , are no mean specimens of metaphysical poetry . The stanzas against knowledge produce little con- viction . In those which are intended to exalt the human faculties , Reason has its proper task assigned it ; that of judging ...
... Reason , are no mean specimens of metaphysical poetry . The stanzas against knowledge produce little con- viction . In those which are intended to exalt the human faculties , Reason has its proper task assigned it ; that of judging ...
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... reason enough for supposing that the ancient audiences were delighted with the sound . The imitator ought therefore to have adopted what he found , and to have added what was wanting ; to have preserved a constant return of the same ...
... reason enough for supposing that the ancient audiences were delighted with the sound . The imitator ought therefore to have adopted what he found , and to have added what was wanting ; to have preserved a constant return of the same ...
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