The Works of the English Poets, Volume 1J. Buckland, 1790 |
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Page 13
... praises beauty which he never faw ; com- plains of jealoufy which he never felt ; fuppofes himself fometimes invited , and fometimes for- faken ; fatigues his fancy , and ranfacks his me- mory , for images which may exhibit the gaiety ...
... praises beauty which he never faw ; com- plains of jealoufy which he never felt ; fuppofes himself fometimes invited , and fometimes for- faken ; fatigues his fancy , and ranfacks his me- mory , for images which may exhibit the gaiety ...
Page 25
... praise of Sam Tuke , Or printed his pitiful Melancholy . His vehement defire of retirement now came again upon him . " Not finding , " fays the morofe Wood , " that preferment conferred 64 upon him which he expected , while others " for ...
... praise of Sam Tuke , Or printed his pitiful Melancholy . His vehement defire of retirement now came again upon him . " Not finding , " fays the morofe Wood , " that preferment conferred 64 upon him which he expected , while others " for ...
Page 28
... praise may safely be cre- dited , as it has never been contradicted by envy or by faction . Such are the remarks and memorials which I have been able to add to the narrative of Dr. Sprat ; who , writing when the feuds of the civil war ...
... praise may safely be cre- dited , as it has never been contradicted by envy or by faction . Such are the remarks and memorials which I have been able to add to the narrative of Dr. Sprat ; who , writing when the feuds of the civil war ...
Page 49
... praise which are often gained by those , who think less , but are more diligent to adorn their thoughts . That a Miftrefs beloved is fairer in idca than in reality , is by Cowley thus expreffed : Thou in my fancy doft much higher stand ...
... praise which are often gained by those , who think less , but are more diligent to adorn their thoughts . That a Miftrefs beloved is fairer in idca than in reality , is by Cowley thus expreffed : Thou in my fancy doft much higher stand ...
Page 58
... stand so thick i'th'fky , If those be stars which paint the galaxy . In his verses to Lord Falkland , whom every man . of his time was proud to praise , there are , as as there must be in all Cowley's compofitions , fome 58 COWLEY .
... stand so thick i'th'fky , If those be stars which paint the galaxy . In his verses to Lord Falkland , whom every man . of his time was proud to praise , there are , as as there must be in all Cowley's compofitions , fome 58 COWLEY .
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