The Book of Gems: Pomfret to BloomfieldSamuel Carter Hall Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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... writer among the highest order of British Poets ; -but they are the productions of a healthy mind , a sound judgment , and a discriminating taste ; and the versification is exceedingly easy and correct , except when he " attempts in ...
... writer among the highest order of British Poets ; -but they are the productions of a healthy mind , a sound judgment , and a discriminating taste ; and the versification is exceedingly easy and correct , except when he " attempts in ...
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... writer appears to be aware of his unfitness for the task , and speaks of himself as having- " presum'd To sing Britannick trophies , inexpert Of war , with mean attempt . " A subject more within the scope of his genius was soon ...
... writer appears to be aware of his unfitness for the task , and speaks of himself as having- " presum'd To sing Britannick trophies , inexpert Of war , with mean attempt . " A subject more within the scope of his genius was soon ...
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... writer of pleasant prose , and a sweet and vigorous poet . Of his poems there are several which retain their popularity - the Hermit and the Fairy Tale are to be found in every collection of the beauties of English verse . His other ...
... writer of pleasant prose , and a sweet and vigorous poet . Of his poems there are several which retain their popularity - the Hermit and the Fairy Tale are to be found in every collection of the beauties of English verse . His other ...
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... writer on the sure foundation which it still occupies . He appears , however , to have been satisfied , at a comparatively early age , with the advantages he had derived from his acquaintance with the Muses . In 1736 , in a letter to a ...
... writer on the sure foundation which it still occupies . He appears , however , to have been satisfied , at a comparatively early age , with the advantages he had derived from his acquaintance with the Muses . In 1736 , in a letter to a ...
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... writer and his party , and Gay was enrolled among the brilliant societies of the day as a wit and a party man . His life took its colour accordingly . He continued to publish verses - he wrote for the stage - he was caressed by Boling ...
... writer and his party , and Gay was enrolled among the brilliant societies of the day as a wit and a party man . His life took its colour accordingly . He continued to publish verses - he wrote for the stage - he was caressed by Boling ...
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