The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 1Methuen, 1896 |
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Pàgina 8
... supposed that he did not go to France and act again for the King without the consent of his bondsman ; that he did not show his loyalty at the hazard of his friend , but by his friend's per- mission . Of the verses on Oliver's death ...
... supposed that he did not go to France and act again for the King without the consent of his bondsman ; that he did not show his loyalty at the hazard of his friend , but by his friend's per- mission . Of the verses on Oliver's death ...
Pàgina 42
... supposed to have been seen , but what thoughts the sight might have suggested . When Virgil describes the stone which Turnus lifted against Æneas , he fixes the attention on its bulk and weight : - Saxum circumspicit ingens , Saxum ...
... supposed to have been seen , but what thoughts the sight might have suggested . When Virgil describes the stone which Turnus lifted against Æneas , he fixes the attention on its bulk and weight : - Saxum circumspicit ingens , Saxum ...
Pàgina 62
... supposed his maturer judgment disapproved , since in his latter works he has totally forborne them . His rhymes are such as seem found without difficulty , by following the sense ; and are for the most part as exact at least as those of ...
... supposed his maturer judgment disapproved , since in his latter works he has totally forborne them . His rhymes are such as seem found without difficulty , by following the sense ; and are for the most part as exact at least as those of ...
Pàgina 69
... supposed that he who read so much should have done nothing else ; but Milton found time to write the Masque of Comus , which was presented at Ludlow , then the residence of the Lord President of Wales , in 1634 ; and had the honour of ...
... supposed that he who read so much should have done nothing else ; but Milton found time to write the Masque of Comus , which was presented at Ludlow , then the residence of the Lord President of Wales , in 1634 ; and had the honour of ...
Pàgina 70
... supposed about this time to have written his Arcades ; for while he lived at Horton he used sometimes to steal from his studies a few days , which he spent at Harefield , the house of the Countess Dowager of Derby , where the Arcades ...
... supposed about this time to have written his Arcades ; for while he lived at Horton he used sometimes to steal from his studies a few days , which he spent at Harefield , the house of the Countess Dowager of Derby , where the Arcades ...
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